Fernando Alonso

Alonso makes first visit to Ferrari factory

autosport.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Fernando Alonso paid his first visit to his new Ferrari team today

Raikkonen May Take Well Paid Sabbatical For 2010

The F1Fanatics Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Kimi Raikkonen is being touted as spending 2010 on the sidelines after contract talks with McLaren hit the rocks. The Finn has been ousted from his seat with Ferrari a season early after the Italian car manufacturer opted to bring former two time world champion Fernando Alonso to the team. If Raikkonen spends 2010 without a race [...]

Renault postpone decision on F1 future

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

• Renault consider options for continued participation • French car-maker will announce verdict before end of year Renault have postponed making an official decision on whether or not to follow Honda, BMW and Toyota out of formula one until the end of the year. The matter was discussed at a major board meeting in Paris on Wednesday. "You will have to be patient," Renault's chief...

Alonso Won’t Test A Ferrari Until February

The F1Fanatics Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

Fernando Alonso will not get trhe opportunity to get behind the wheel of a Ferrari F1 Car until February 2010 it was revealed today. The reason is unknown, but could relate to him still being locked into a Renault contract or potential sponsorship constraints. This means that majority of the testing and development will have to be [...]

Alonso: Ferrari the safest bet in F1

autosport.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

Fernando Alonso says moving to the Ferrari team is the safest option for any driver, despite the Italian squad's disappointing 2009 season.

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix fastest lap analysis

F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

Drivers’ fastest laps Rank Driver Fastest lap Deficit to fastest lap Laps within 1% of personal best 1 Sebastian Vettel 100.279 0 21 2 Sebastien Buemi 100.326 0.047 14 3 Lewis Hamilton 100.367 0.088 10 4 Rubens Barrichello 100.449 0.17 21 5 Mark Webber 100.571 0.292 26 6 Jenson Button 100.642 0.363 29 7 Nick Heidfeld 100.672 0.393 29 8 Jarno Trulli 100.723 0.444 21 9 Kazuki Nakajima 100.754 0.475...

Alonso 'will never forget' Renault spell

autosport.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

Fernando Alonso put an end to the "most amazing seven years" of his career after finishing in a disappointing 14th position at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

• Abu Dhabi Sunday quotes: Renault - autosport.com
• Alonso sad to end Renault career with 14th place - F1Technical.net

Final 2009 F1 championship standings

F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

Drivers’ championship Driver Points 1 Jenson Button 95 2 Sebastian Vettel 84 3 Rubens Barrichello 77 4 Mark Webber 69.5 5 Lewis Hamilton 49 6 Kimi Raikkonen 48 7 Nico Rosberg 34.5 8 Jarno Trulli 32.5 9 Fernando Alonso 26 10 Timo Glock 24 11 Heikki Kovalainen 22 12 Felipe Massa 22 13 Nick Heidfeld 19 14 Robert Kubica 17 15 Giancarlo Fisichella 8 16 Sebastien Buemi 6 17 Adrian Sutil 5 18 Kamui...

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix result

F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

1. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault 2. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Ferrari 3. Jenson Button, Brawn-Mercedes 4. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn-Mercedes 5. Nick Heidfeld, BMW 6. Kamui Kobayashi, Toyota 7. Jarno Trulli, Toyota 8. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari 9. Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota 10. Robert Kubica, BMW 11. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren-Mercedes 12. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari 13. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams-Toyota...

Alonso not worried by Ferrari's struggles

autosport.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

Fernando Alonso sees no reason why his new Ferrari team will not be fighting at the front of the grid again next year - even though the Italian team has failed to match the surge up the grid of rivals McLaren

Renault just not quick enough

F1Technical.net (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

It was a disappointing qualifying session for the Renault F1 Team at Yas Marina as Fernando Alonso and Romain Grosjean qualified 16th and 19th places for tomorrow’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The team struggled on Friday as well, so the result should be no surprise.

Alonso not surprised by Q1 exit

autosport.com (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

Fernando Alonso admitted he was not surprised after going out in the first segment in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

• Alonso - We got what we deserved - Skysports.com
• Alonso: R29 is probably the worst car on the grid - Planet-F1 News

Alonso aims to prove he's at his best

autosport.com (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

Fernando Alonso is hoping he will have a competitive car at the Ferrari team next year in order to prove he is driving better than ever.

Busy day for Renault

F1Technical.net (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

The Renault Formula One Team completed a busy day of practice at the Yas Marina circuit in preparation for this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Both Fernando Alonso and Romain Grosjean took the time to get to know the new track.

Kubica will be 'of the same calibre' as Alonso, argues Bell

Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009

Double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso will begin his final race for Renault in this weekend's inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but replacement Robert Kubica will be more than up to the task of picking up from where he left off, contends acting team principal Bob Bell.