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Alonso second on Dakar stage eight
The stage was shrouded in mourning after the death on Sunday of Portuguese rider Paulo Goncalves.
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SA's De Villiers wins Dakar second stage, Alonso loses wheel
South African driver Giniel De Villiers won the second stage of the Dakar Rally on Monday.
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Alonso aims to make history as Dakar Rally heads to Saudi
Among the starters will be motorbikes, quad bikes and trucks but Alonso, who will have five-time bike champion Marc Coma navigating his Toyota, will be in the car category as he bids to become one of the greatest all-round drivers of all time.
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Alonso to enter 2020 Dakar with Toyota
The move has been an open secret with Fernando Alonso entering rallies in South Africa and Morocco as preparation with fellow Spaniard and former Dakar motorcycle winner Marc Coma as co-driver.
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Alonso uninjured after crash during Indy 500 practice
The double Formula One world champion’s No. 66 McLaren Racing Chevrolet slid into the wall on the exit of Turn 3 before skidding across the track and into the interior barrier and striking the outside barrier again.
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Alonso makes Le Mans his endurance swansong
The 2020 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia is thought to be high on his agenda after he tested the Toyota Hilux in South Africa alongside 2009 Dakar champion Giniel de Villiers.
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Alonso to test with McLaren in Bahrain next week
The 37-year-old Spaniard left Formula One at the end of last season but remains close to the team as an ambassador and also as a driver competing in the Indianapolis 500 with a McLaren entry in May.
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Alonso sparks winning effort at rain-hit 24 Hours of Daytona
The 37-year-old added the epic US endurance event to a list of career achievements that includes 32 F1 race wins and world titles in 2005 and 2006.
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Fernando Alonso departs with donuts, praise and penalties
After walking through a guard of honour before the start of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Alonso pulled on his helmet and delivered a dogged drive that took him to 11th in his final outing with McLaren.
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Alonso sees Brazil as his last chance of points in F1
The Spaniard, now 37, won both of his 2005 and 2006 titles with Renault at Interlagos and the ramshackle but atmospheric Sao Paulo circuit has given him plenty of memories over the years, if no race wins.
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Alonso thinks he's a god, says angry Magnussen
Fernando Alonso had tried to pass Kevin Magnussen’s Haas round the outside of the first chicane during the second phase of qualifying at Monza.
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Hulkenberg punished for provoking five-car Belgian GP crash
Hulkenberg missed his braking point and rammed the Spaniard, whose airborne car skimmed the halo-fitted cockpit of Leclerc's Sauber.
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Fernando Alonso says he rejected Red Bull offer
The Spaniard’s comments appeared to be at odds with Red Bull boss Christian Horner, who suggested after Daniel Ricciardo’s decision that Alonso was not under consideration.
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Alonso to retire from F1 at end of season
Alonso, a double Monaco Grand Prix winner, won the Le Mans 24 Hours on his debut with Toyota in June this year and is ninth in the Formula One drivers’ championship standings.
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Vettel on pole in Germany but drama for Hamilton
The pole, in a track record time of one minute 11.212 seconds, drew a huge roar from the crowd on a damp day at Hockenheim.
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Alonso has a big decision to make after Le Mans win
The Spaniard celebrated his 300th F1 grand prix this month but has not won since he was at Ferrari five years ago.
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Nakajima puts Alonso's Toyota on provisional pole at Le Mans
Japanese driver Kazuki Nakajima lapped the dry Sarthe circuit with a fastest time of three minutes 17.270 seconds in the first two-hour night-time qualifying session.
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Alonso is a winner on world endurance debut
The McLaren F1 driver led a Toyota one-two in the season-opening Six Hours of Spa.
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Hamilton leads Mercedes 1-2 in first practice
Champion Lewis Hamilton posted a flying lap of one minute 24.026 seconds on a glorious day at Albert Park’s lakeside circuit, leaving a gap of over half a second to teammate Valtteri Bottas.
