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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.
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Alonso ready to fight on two fronts
The 36-year-old gets one campaign started next week when he lines up for McLaren at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, the first of a record-equalling 21 F1 races around the world this season.
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Revitalised McLaren now need to deliver
McLaren say their decision to ditch Honda and switch to Renault engines is paying dividends already as the former champions prepare for a new Formula One season after a three-year nightmare.
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Alonso turns rookie for endurance test with Toyota
The 36-year-old McLaren driver completed 113 laps of the Bahrain International Circuit in the TS050 hybrid for a total distance of 611km.
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Alonso to decide future after McLaren’s Renault switch
McLaren are expected to announce at the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday an end to their troubled three-year partnership with the Japanese manufacturer and a new deal with Renault starting next season.
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Shy Sato braces for spotlight after Indy 500 win
But it will now be hard to miss him as he becomes not only the toast of IndyCar but also of his entire country.
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Alonso looks to return to work with Indy 500 win
Dashing Spaniard Fernando Alonso is the latest driver to accept the challenge in a one-off bid to match.
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Dixon wins Indy pole, Fernando Alonso starts fifth
Dixon, the 2008 Indy 500 winner, was joined on the front row for the 28 May race by Ed Carpenter and last year’s champion Alexander Rossi.
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Alonso qualifies seventh-fastest as Carpenter leads Indy 500
French hopeful Sebastien Bourdais suffered leg fractures in a crash and was scheduled to have surgery later on Saturday, officials said.
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Alonso fires warning shot on Fast Friday
IndyCar rookie Fernando Alonso fired a warning shot on the final day of practise before qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 on Saturday.
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Fernando Alonso ‘not comfortable’ yet at Indy 500
The two-times F1 world champion who only settled into the cockpit of an IndyCar for the first time two weeks ago says he has plenty of work to do before being ready for the 28 May race.
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Mario Andretti sees similar spark in Fernando Alonso
The entire IndyCar experience, which involves massive fan interaction with the drivers, is also likely to be a culture shock for Alonso.
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Alonso says Indy 500 is even bigger than he thought
Speaking to reporters at the Russian Grand Prix, Alonso expressed surprise at the level of interest in the United States.
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Alonso’s Indy move is also a consequence of failure
If the unthinkable has become possible, it is because the McLaren team are so far off the pace in Formula One.
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Alonso chides Honda for lack of pace and power
The Spaniard left no doubt about his state of mind after ending the day 12th of the 14 drivers in action and with only 46 laps on the board.
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Fernando Alonso: Mercedes contacted me after Nico Rosberg quit
Alonso said at the launch of the team's new MCL32 car that he would make no decision about his future until after the August break.
