Fernando Alonso claims that he does not care about his former team Scuderia Ferrari and says it is wrong to make a judgement on Toro Rosso’s performance with Honda engines. Two-time champion Fernando Alonso began the 18th Formula 1 campaign of his racing career at last month’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. And the McLaren man is currently competing with his fourth team in the sport, having driven for Minardi, Renault and Ferrari as well. Fernando Alonso secured a sixth place finish at last Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix having fought his way through the field after starting in 13th. The Spaniard was asked about Toro Rosso following the race in Shanghai and he took it as an opportunity to vent about being interviewed about his old team Scuderia Ferrari too: “[Bahrain] was a very nice weekend for them,” said Fernando Alonso when asked about Toro Rosso’s performance with the Honda engines McLaren opted against using this year. “To be honest, … [Read more...] about Fernando Alonso fumes over Ferrari questions: “I don’t care about other teams”
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Indy 500: Honda Ruins The Fernando Alonso Party
When Fernando Alonso decided to race in the Indy 500 this year, he singlehandedly bridged the yawning chasm that exists between IndyCar and Formula One. Previously, the relationship between the two sports could best be described as a festering wound. Alonso Changes The Subject Tony George built a road course inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway so Formula One would have a place to call home in America, but the Europeans were never comfortable there. The drivers dissed the circuit, describing it as “Mickey Mouse.” Bernie Ecclestone called Indianapolis a “cow town.” As soon as the original contract expired, Formula walked away and never looked back. Alonso changed all that. He created a level of excitement that ignite passion in all motor racing fans. During the broadcast, the announcers focused on Alonso and where he was in the field. Alonso was the featured story leading up to the race and during most of it, until his engine failed late in the race. Honda … [Read more...] about Indy 500: Honda Ruins The Fernando Alonso Party
Fernando Alonso: Why I Am Driving The Indy 500
Excitement is building in the world of motor racing as Memorial Day approaches. That’s the weekend when both Monaco and Indianapolis will hold their annual races, both of which draw huge interest from the motorsports community. This year, Formula One driver and two time world champion Fernando Alonso is passing up the race in Monaco to drive in the Indy 500, a move that has excited fans of both sports. Alonso’s Career Has Ups And Downs Alonso, now 35, is approaching the age when staying at the top level of competition gets increasingly difficult. Long considered one of the world’s top racing drivers, his career has languished during the past decade as he repeatedly found himself driving for noncompetitive teams. Every Formula One driver dreams of racing for Ferrari but Alonso’s time came after the departure of Michael Schumacher and the brain trust of Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne, and Jean Todt that made Ferrari the most dominant team in Formula One racing for … [Read more...] about Fernando Alonso: Why I Am Driving The Indy 500
Interactive 3D View Of The IndyCar Racer Fernando Alonso Will Drive At Indianapolis
When Formula One driver and double world champion Fernando Alonso announced last month that he would skip the Monaco grand prix to drive in the Indianapolis 500, it ignited a storm of interest from racing fans around the world. “Fernando Alonso” and “Indianapolis” have surged to the top of Google’s search analytics. At the request of Motorsport.com, Sketchfab created this awesome 3D interactive model of the car Alonso will drive at the Brickyard. Click on the image to rotate the model in three dimensions while learning about the chassis, the engine, the gearbox, and other details of the car. Fernando Alonso Is Realistic About His Chances Alonso is realistic about his chances in the famed Indianapolis 500. “I think I have a lower percentage than some of my opponents do,” he said after the Spanish grand prix in Barcelona last weekend. “I don’t have the experience of oval racing, I don’t have experience … [Read more...] about Interactive 3D View Of The IndyCar Racer Fernando Alonso Will Drive At Indianapolis
Fernando Alonso Will Skip Monaco To Race In Indianapolis 500
Remember when racing drivers used to compete in many racing series? Formula One driver Jim Clark drove a Lotus 38 to victory at the Indy 500 in 1965 and changed the racing world forever. Overnight, the front engine beasts that had dominated Indianapolis Motor Speedway for decades were swept into history’s dust bin and the era of rear engine race cars began. Clark was the first non-American driver to win the Indy 500 since 1916. He remains the only driver in history to win the Indy 500 and Formula One World Championship in the same year. Clark actually chose to skip Monaco to compete at Indy. Now, more than 50 years later, another Formula One driving champion is skipping the Monaco grand prix to race in the Indianapolis 500. Fernando Alonso won the driver’s title in 2005. Since then, he has struggled mightily with uncompetitive cars, first at Ferrari and lately at McLaren. Now he says will skip this year’s Formula One race in Monaco. Instead, he will drive a … [Read more...] about Fernando Alonso Will Skip Monaco To Race In Indianapolis 500