Six races and five Sebastian Vettel victories down, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso has admitted the German is well on track for his second world championship in 2011. “There’s only one occasion ...
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‘Bad luck’ cost ‘favourite’ Hamilton pole – Alonso
Oddly, nemesis Fernando Alonso defended McLaren’s strategy call on qualifying, while Lewis Hamilton was angry with his team. “The engineers advised we should do one run at the end of ...
Read More »Alonso plays down Ferrari’s Monaco surge
Fernando Alonso played down Ferrari’s apparent surge in form at Monaco. The Spaniard was setting the pace in Thursday practice, mere days after technical director Aldo Costa was ousted following ...
Read More »Villadelprat questions Ferrari’s Costa axe ‘panic’
Joan Villadelprat has questioned Ferrari’s decision to oust its technical director. Villadelprat, a veteran engineer who in the 80s worked for the famous Maranello based team, had predicted the rolling ...
Read More »Alonso cops $80m tax bill for return to Spain
Fernando Alonso’s decision to return to live in Spain will cost him $80 million in tax, according to the British tabloid newspaper The Mirror. The report said the Ferrari driver ...
Read More »Alonso angry with Pirelli after Spanish struggle
Fernando Alonso was angry with Pirelli after Sunday’s Spanish grand prix. To the delight of the partisan Spanish crowd, the Ferrari driver audaciously led at the start but ultimately finished ...
Read More »Rivals mustn’t use Ferrari’s high wing idea – Alonso
Fernando Alonso is concerned the banned high rear wing seen in Barcelona this weekend could have given Ferrari’s rivals some clever ideas. The FIA moved to ban Ferrari’s interpretation of ...
Read More »Alonso signs new Ferrari contract through 2016
Fernando Alonso has signed up with Ferrari for another five years, the Italian team announced on Thursday. Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo said last week he hopes to keep the ...
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