Has Fernando Alonso’s exit from Alpine opened the door for Oscar Piastri, or will the team continue to explore other options for their junior driver?
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Paddock Diary: 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Hungarian Grand Prix weekend began with the bombshell news of Sebastian Vettel’s retirement and ended with a clue to his replacement.
Alonso to join Aston Martin in 2023 on “multi-year” deal
2023 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso has pounced on the opportunity to join Aston Martin for 2023, taking the seat vacated by Sebastian Vettel.
Alonso prioritises new Alpine deal over replacing Vettel at Aston Martin
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says he is more interested in extending his stay at his current team next year than taking Sebastian Vettel’s place at Aston Martin.
Race directors’ talk was “very useful” for drivers to understand penalties – Sainz
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers praised the steps taken by the series’ race directors to explain recent penalty decisions in a meeting on Friday.
Alonso worried by half-second gap to Norris’s “unreachable” McLaren
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso admitted he was concerned to find himself so far behind Lando Norris’s McLaren after qualifying for the French Grand Prix.
“Oh, so unlucky!” How Alonso’s cursed Austrian Grand Prix unfolded on his radio
2022 Austrian GP team radio transcript
Posted onFernando Alonso bemoaned his strategy and cursed his misfortune on the radio in Austria – but he also chose his words carefully when he needed to.
Alonso avoids penalty after driving a lap on loose wheel as FIA rules pit stop was ‘normal’
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso kept his 10th place and point after the stewards ruled his team did not send his car onto the track in an unsafe condition following a pit stop.
Alonso expected penalty for Leclerc and promotion to fourth place
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso expected to be promoted to fourth place in the classification for the British Grand Prix because he thought Charles Leclerc would be given a penalty.
Alonso “lost a couple of places” after running out of battery at end of qualifying
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says he could have qualified higher on the grid for today’s British Grand Prix after running out of charge in his battery as he began his final lap in qualifying.
Alpine disagree with Alonso’s penalty for weaving on the final lap
2022 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine team management defended Fernando Alonso after he was penalised for weaving on the final lap of the Canadian Grand Prix.
Alonso drops to ninth after penalty for weaving that Bottas called “dangerous”
2022 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso has been given a five-second time penalty for weaving in front of Valtteri Bottas while the pair were fighting for seventh place at the end of the Canadian Grand Prix.
Alonso says experience was key to taking front-row start for Canadian Grand Prix
2022 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says experienced delivered second on the grid but believes the top four places in the race will be “locked” by Red Bull and Ferrari.
Alonso plans to attack Verstappen at start from surprise second on grid
2022 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso vowed to take the fight to pole winner Max Verstappen in tomorrow’s Canadian Grand Prix after qualifying alongside him on the front row of the grid.
Alonso dismisses Albon’s claim he ‘drove slowly on purpose’ to delay rivals in Q1
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso denied driving slowly on purpose in qualifying after Alexander Albon said his rival “plays the system well”.
Alonso “not proud of qualifying today” after crash
2022 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso apologised to Alpine for his crash in qualifying, acknowledging it will cost them money towards the budget cap.
Alonso becomes first driver to take power unit change penalty in 2022
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso will start his home race from the back of the grid after Alpine fitted a fresh power unit to his car for today’s race.
Alonso expects another point-less race after “misunderstanding” causes Q1 exit
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso fears his point-less run will continue in tomorrow’s Spanish Grand Prix after a misunderstanding with his team on the radio led to his elimination in the first round of qualifying.
Stewards reprimand Alonso and Vips for impeding rivals in practice
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso and Juri Vips have been given reprimands for getting in the way of other drivers during first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Alonso blasts ‘incompetent, unprofessional’ F1 stewards over Miami penalty
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso called the Miami Grand Prix stewards incompetent and unprofessional following the penalty which cost him a points finish at the last race.