Where does he stand up against the likes of Verstappen and Leclerc if, indeed, he's got a car to go up against them?". F1 2021 Daytona Road Course | Fernando Alonso Onboard - YouTube. Cavani, Kane, Haaland: Who should be Man Utd's striker? The first was tarnished as it came courtesy of 'Crashgate' when Renault ordered Nelson Piquet Jr to crash to aid Alonso's ultimately successful efforts to win in Singapore. It is understood that an official announcement confirming the news is set for Wednesday. After spending two years back with Renault, winning two races (including the infamous 2008 Singapore Grand Prix), he then joined Ferrari in 2010. He has made it onto the former list every year since 2012. Back in February, Fernando Alonso told Sky Sports that he would make a decision about any F1 return during the summer, Fernando Alonso celebrating his second world title in 2006 after beating Michael Schumacher to the crown, After a tumultuous single season at McLaren in 2007, Alonso returned to Renault for two more years but, one or two highlights aside, the second spell failed to deliver like the first, Mourinho enraged by Solskjaer's Son comments, Rodgers 'bitterly disappointed' over Leicester trio's Covid breach, Tottenham condemn racist abuse of Son after Man Utd defeat. Alonso married Spanish singer Raquel del Rosario in 2006 and the pair stayed together for five years before divorcing at the end of 2011 following rumours that he was having an affair with a Swiss supermodel. "He will certainly drive the wheels off it, but whether the car is fast enough and whether he's still got the pace to match the youngsters now remains to be seen. Twenty months after waving goodbye to Formula 1, it's been confirmed that double world champion Fernando Alonso will make a sensational racing return with Renault for 2021, partnering Esteban Ocon. Fernando Alonso just can't get enough of the thrill of traveling at speed. Five wins for the German gave him the lead with two races to go. Despite failing to add to his victory in 2004, Alonso enjoyed another successful season, improving on his points total and finishing position. Alonso's long-time manager and mentor Flavio Briatore has told the Italian news agency Adnkronos that the returning Spaniard was "disappointed" with the start of his comeback year. In 2018, during his final season in F1, he ranked number 39 on Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes, making around $33million (£24.3m). These, along with the prize money he's received, make him one of the richest motorsport drivers in the world. Fernando Alonso considering F1 return in 2021 Fernando Alonso says returning to Formula 1 in 2021 is a possibility if new rules result in closer racing Photo: Motorsport Images Fernando Alonso is contemplating a return to Formula 1… The move would prove to spell the end of his time in F1 competing for titles as the cars provided didn't have the pace or reliability to consistently fight for points, let alone wins. Show your support for your favourite F1 driver wherever you are with this Alpine Alonso t-shirt. Copy link. Share. He won Le Mans in 2018 and 2019, but is yet to conquer the Indy 500. Alonso, who stepped away from F1 at the end of 2018, said he would decide whether to return in 2021 - when he will be 39 - after completing his Indy programme next year. So that's very good news. That goes for both two wheels as well as four. Twenty-months after announcing his retirement from the sport, iconic driver Fernando Alonso has confirmed his return to Formula 1 in 2021. But he has never fully shut the door on an F1 comeback, despite turning 39 later this month and already competing in more than 300 grands prix since his debut aged 19 with Minardi in 2001. The Finn began to take more wins, but Alonso maintained the upper hand through superior reliability and consistency. Two disappointing years at Renault followed, with the Spaniard only picking up two victories. It did, and he repaid their faith. However, he'd only stay for one. He does turn 39 on the 29th of this month and we've got a lot of young kids in there at the moment in their early 20s getting the job done. Alongside this, he also raced in the Formula 3000 Championship. Fernando Alonso joins Renault DP World F1 Team Renault DP World F1 Team is pleased to confirm Fernando Alonso alongside Esteban Ocon in its driver line-up for the 2021 season. Outside of Formula 1, Alonso has been pursuing the Triple Crown. Find out more & subscribe. Alonso agrees with the back and forth prediction for the 2021 F1 season, as he feels the competitive midfield continue to outshine each other. MORE – ‘Go Take it To Them’ – James Bond’s Message to Vettel and Stroll at Aston Martin F1 Launch Finishing in P2 and P1 in the final two races, he ended the season in P4, four points behind Mark Webber. The Spaniard made his return to Formula 1 though in 2021, marking his third spell with the team formerly known as Renault. Despite this, a strategy error from his team resulted in him being stuck behind Vitaly Petrov in P7. These successes led to him being selected to drive in the Spanish Karting Championship, which he went on to win three years in a row from '93 to '95. After the 2014 season, in which Ferrari built a car rarely quick enough for podiums, Alonso left for McLaren, who were entering the first year of a new partnership with Honda. Following his impressive Formula 1 debut in Bahrain, Yuki Tsunoda has explained how driving with veteran Fernando Alonso helped him improve his car's performance during the ra ... F1 2021… In fact, Honda still won't have anything to do with him following the famous "GP2 engine" rant at the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso is a Formula 1 driver from Oviedo, Spain and a two-time Formula 1 World Champion. "Fernando is pretty hot to handle, he's a tough cookie to have around, but I think he'll come back highly motivated and it's going to be fascinating. F1 2021 Daytona Road Course | Fernando Alonso Onboard. He got himself back into title contention with a move to Ferrari in 2010. He took P2 once again in 2013 with two wins and 242 points as Red Bull enjoyed their most dominant season yet. Fernando Alonso has admitted that he's still getting back up to speed in Formula 1 after making his return from a two-year hiatus. MOTOGP. 2021 Season; Driver Standings; Constructor Standings; Archive 1950-2020; F1 Awards F1 Gilles-Villeneuve 2021. On track, his results remained decent, and he was in with a chance of winning his third title heading into the final race. Therefore, Alonso will be wary of both aspects heading into the 2021 F1 season. 2005 was the season though where Alonso established himself as one of the best around with his first title. Info. He looked set to become a triple World Champion when his rival spun at the start. He last won a race in 2013, with his most-recent podium achieved a year later. Alpine reveal the A521 for 2021 (1:53) Alpine launch the new A521 and drivers Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon for the 2021 Formula 1 season. Alonso has been signed on a two-year contract until 2022. He also made his Dakar Rally debut in 2020, and said he plans to return to both Indy and Dakar in the future. Fernando Alonso says the planned regulations changes for 2021 would make that year a 'good opportunity' for a possible return to Formula 1. ‘Alonso showed flair, Vettel not at his finest’, Alonso: ‘We’re in 2021 and Ferrari still aren’t winning’, Hakkinen ‘wouldn’t trust Ocon’ as a team-mate, ‘Normal for Sainz to be on podium before Alonso’, Alonso: ‘Bad news’ for Ferrari if we fight them. Shopping. — Formula 1 (@F1) March 25, 2021. The Spaniard returned in 2021 with Alpine, marking his third stint with the team formerly known as Renault. Showcasing team and sponsor details, tricolour flag colouring on the sleeve and Alonso's name and driver number '14' on the back, this is a must-have for Alpine team supporters. Fernando Alonso is set to return to Formula 1 as Daniel Ricciardo's replacement at Renault for the 2021 season. Missing out on the title by just a point, his inter-team battle with rookie Lewis Hamilton caused a rift between himself and the team, and both parties were happy to terminate his contract early. Renault, not McLaren, could be Alonso’s 2021 F1 team. He moved on from karting to car racing at the age of 17. A win at Indianapolis would mean Alonso becomes just the second driver after Graham Hill to claim the 'Triple Crown' of victories at the Monaco GP, Le Mans 24 Hours and Indy 500. Alonso stated when he left F1 at the end of 2018 he would be interested in returning to the sport once its new regulations, originally planned for 2021, came into force. The iconic F1 driver has inked a deal with Renault and will be joining Esteban Ocon in the paddock. The new Formula 1 season is underway in dramatic style on Sky Sports F1 and continues this week with the second race at the Red Bull Ring - the Styrian GP. The first championship he competed in was the 1999 Euro Open by Nissan. "Fernando Alonso picks a car up and carries it, and so is very exciting to watch. Alonso, one of the most successful, determined yet controversial stars of recent F1 history, will partner Esteban Ocon in 2021 with Ricciardo already signed by McLaren. He finished four places ahead of Hamilton but Raikkonen surpassed them both with a win. Renault Formula 1 director Marcin Budkowski believes Fernando Alonso will still be at a disadvantage on his F1 return in 2021, despite being able to test the team's RS20 at Abu Dhabi. Just fine I suspect. F1 Baku City 2021. Kimi Raikkonen is currently F1's oldest driver at 40, with the Finn taking his own two-year F1 'sabbatical' earlier in his career. Fernando Alonso knows that winning races in 2021 is "impossible", according to Alpine team advisor Alain Prost. Renault started the 2020 season last weekend struggling at the bottom of the top 10, is unlikely to be more than fighting for best of the rest again in 2021. Fernando Alonso's Renault-owned Alpine team have blamed a discarded sandwich wrapper for wrecking the double world champion's Formula One comeback race in Bahrain on Sunday. (1:53) Didn’t honestly think I would have the chance to speak with Fernando on the F1 grid again as a driver. Alonso has won 32 grands prix across three teams - Renault, McLaren and Ferrari - but found himself thwarted in attempts to win a third world crown, coming within a handful of points in each of 2007, 2010 and 2012. He turned them down to become Renault's test driver in the hope that it would lead to a seat at the French team for 2003 and beyond. A reward for winning the title was the opportunity to test a car at a higher level. Time to beef up the Renault throttle pedal for some heavy action. Kimi Raikkonen soon became Alonso's biggest challenger, with his McLaren quicker than the Renault. 19 May 2020 by Leopold. The Italian team never provided him with the best car on the grid, but he came close to adding to his two titles nonetheless, missing out at the final race twice. He left in 2015 having won 11 races for them. News. Alonso joined Formula 1 when he became a test driver for Minardi for the 2000 season. Alonso himself was the first to say that moments like those are not likely to happen right away on race day as he returns to F1 after a two-year absence. Driving for Campos Motorsport, he won it, taking victories in five of the eight-race weekends. The Spaniard was forced to retire in the 34 Fernando Alonso would “most likely” return to the Formula 1 grid with Renault, not McLaren; that’s according to F1 pundit Martin Brundle. After winning the opening race, he fell behind the competition due to the car's lack of development. The signing of the two-time world champion will act as an important boost for Renault's F1 project after seven-time race winner and current team leader Ricciardo in May opted to switch to rivals McLaren for next season. Alonso faces a return to the F1 midfield in 2021 because the coronavirus pandemic has triggered cost-saving measures in F1 that means this year’s cars will be mostly carried over. The cars lacked pace and reliability and, despite his best efforts, Alonso never managed to finish higher than P5. He made a decent start to life there, leading the Championship after two races courtesy of P2 and P1 finishes. The year before, they put him at number 77 in their list of highest-paid celebrities. The Spaniard became the sport's youngest pole-sitter at the Malaysian Grand Prix and then took a P2 finish in his home race. Renault, who slipped to fifth in last year's Constructors' Championship after a promising fourth-place finish the year before, have reiterated their F1 commitment in recent weeks and are targeting the introduction of a budget cap in 2021 and the delayed technical overhaul of cars in 2022 to close the gap on the top three teams. Despite interest from Ferrari, he chose to stay at Renault for 2006. Despite this, he still managed one win, 10 podiums and 257 points. According to celebritynetworth.com, he's today worth $240million (£177m), with his new Alpine deal reportedly earning him around £15million a season. He impressed enough to be given a race seat for 2001 and managed to out-perform team-mate Tarso Marques. 2021 F1 season. Red Bull was faster again in 2012, as was McLaren, but Alonso somehow managed to take the fight to Vettel. Fernando Alonso has revealed he will require further surgery on the broken jaw he suffered in a cycling accident, but not until after the 2021 F1 season. Formula 1 Top events He increased it in the final race, finishing in P2 to win his second title, making him the youngest ever double World Champion at the time. After it escalated to the point where he and his agent threatened to release emails that exposed what became known as 'Spygate', McLaren agreed to allow him to leave at the end of the season. The Spaniard joined the grid in 2001 and, despite scoring no points, enjoyed a solid season with Minardi. This gave him the Championship lead at the halfway point, but Schumacher managed to stay close behind. Fernando Alonso, who fractured his jaw in a cycling accident earlier this month, will not attend Alpine’s launch event next week, the team has confirmed. Tap to unmute. His performances led to Minardi signing him as their test driver for the 2000 season. Outside of Formula 1, Alonso has been pursuing the Triple Crown. Fernando Alonso Racing will be born when it is made official tomorrow, the double Formula 1 World Champion has put together a consortium including Toyota to tackle the F1 World Championship in 2021. He has no children, listing that among the sacrifices he made for his Formula 1 career in a 2018 FIA press conference. 59 points earned him P4 in the standings. This led to a 2003 race seat and he stayed with the French team for four seasons, winning his two World Championships to date in 2005 and 2006. He is currently with Italian model and TV personality Linda Morselli. He ended the season in P6 with 55 points. This was largely down to his excellent start as he picked up three wins and two further podiums in the opening five races. In what will be the two-time F1 champion’s third stint with the Enstone team, Alonso’s return comes after two years on the sidelines following several unsuccessful title challenges in the early 2010s and a tough period with McLaren. Alonso, who will test for McLaren in Bahrain tomorrow and Wednesday, along with Toyota brass will make the new project public at […] The Spaniard is making a third attempt at Indy with McLaren's new full-time team at the rescheduled Brickyard race in August. Alonso can nearly always be seen wearing sunglasses from Kimoa, a fashion brand sponsor where he is a founding investor, and ahead of the 2021 season he announced a personal sponsorship deal with Spanish fibre and mobile telecommunications operator, Finetwork. Given the machinery he had, many consider this to be Alonso's best season. But I suspect he'll have the pace. Once again, he made a strong start, winning six of the nine opening races and finishing the other three in P2. Fernando Alonso is set to return to Formula 1 with Renault next year. The two-time F1 world champion will be returning to the Formula One grid in 2021 with Renault, the team has officially confirmed. Alonso then left for McLaren, signing a three-year contract. Alonso left McLaren at the end of 2018 after four disappointing and often-turbulent seasons and walked away from the F1 grid to pursue other racing disciplines, including the Indianapolis 500 and World Endurance Championship - where he became a world champion again, with Toyota. Redknapp: Jose's Spurs a tough watch | Keane: Give him time, FREE LIVE GOLF: Amen Corner at The Masters, Lingard double as West Ham hold on to go fourth, Hits & Misses: Spurs slip, Man Utd power clear, Fernando Alonso to return to F1 with Renault for 2021 season. Alonso had retired from F1 in 2018, but with recent shake-ups in the driver market, Renault has managed to lure the Spaniard to return to F1. The two-time world champion is ending his sabbatical in 2021, but he insists that his main focus for now is the Indy 500. From there Alonso had an unsuccessful and frustrating second spell at McLaren-Honda between 2015-18. Fernando Alonso set for 2021 F1 return at Renault 'Detoxed' Alonso ready for F1 return, says Briatore Following his title successes, Alonso quit to join McLaren in 2007 but his relationship there turned sour and he returned to Renault for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Fernando Alonso says he would be open to a return to Formula One in 2021 if the right opportunity presented itself. Renault Formula 1 director Marcin Budkowski believes Fernando Alonso will still be at a disadvantage on his F1 return in 2021, despite being able to test the team's RS20 at Abu Dhabi Such consistency gave Alonso the chance to become the youngest World Champion ever in Brazil. 1. Fernando Alonso received his first go-kart when he was three after his sister didn't want it and was granted a racing license for it two years later. He was unable to pass the Russian, while Sebastian Vettel stormed to victory, handing Red Bull the title with Alonso four points behind in P2. He took it, finishing in P3, and ended the season with seven victories and 133 points, 21 clear of the Finn. He won the junior Championship of the Asturias and Galicia twice and the Asturias and the Basque Country Cadet Championship before turning 10. "I have been watching the F1 races and looking ahead to Indianapolis, which is my challenge this year," the Spaniard is quoted by Marca. Alonso's return will also end speculation that Sebastian Vettel, dropped by Ferrari for 2021 to make way for McLaren's Carlos Sainz, could join the team next to Ocon. Fernando Alonso will make his Formula 1 comeback next season, with Renault announcing he will replace Daniel Ricciardo for 2021.. F1. The Spaniard will become the first driver to have three separate stints with a single Formula 1 team, having raced for Renault between 2003-06 (when he won two world titles), 08-09 and now from 2021 … 'He's one of the all-time greats': Martin Brundle's verdict on Alonso comeback news"It's good news that Renault are looking forward because we're concerned about any teams that might be thinking about leaving Formula 1. Feeling that the team were giving preferential treatment to Lewis Hamilton, his relationship with them fell apart. However, a run of seven podiums and four wins gave him the Championship lead heading into the final race. His ability led to him driving for top teams, receiving highly lucrative contracts from both them and various sponsors. Alonso ended the season on 109 points, level with Hamilton, but finished behind him on countback. 2011 saw Vettel and his team assert their dominance on the sport, with Ferrari failing to give Alonso a car capable of challenging them. But that said, expect the Spaniard to invest full commitment in piloting the A521 across the finish line to achieve some more than decent results. Fernando Alonso has admitted he is contemplating a return to Formula 1. Alonso admits F1 comeback for 2021 possible. He received various offers for 2002 but chose to become Renault's test driver. Sky F1's Martin Brundle reacts to the breaking news that Fernando Alonso is set to return to the sport with Renault in 2021. Renault declined to comment when contacted by Sky Sports. V8. V8 undefined 2021. These performances encouraged various teams to offer him a seat for 2002. Alonso then left for McLaren, signing a three-year contract. However, things quickly turned sour. Wonder how he will do against the new kids in town at 39 yrs old. Amid speculation the Spaniard is eyeing Daniel Ricciardo 's Renault vacancy for 2021, his manager Flavio Briatore on Monday claimed Alonso is "motivated", "detoxed" and "ready to return". pic.twitter.com/8xW4tdKTUa. Jul.22 - Fernando Alonso says he will "give it my all" in Formula 1 next year even though he knows he will not have a winning Renault. However, his engine failed him in the penultimate race, giving Alonso the win and a substantial lead in the standings. Watch later. The Spaniard is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and supports the Sightsavers International foundation, which works to combat blindness in developing countries. Since then he's had multiple relationships with various models and TV presenters. The highlight of the season came in Hungary, where he secured his first win, becoming F1's youngest ever victor. Fernando Alonso is set to return to Formula 1 as Daniel Ricciardo's replacement at Renault for the 2021 season. Therefore, he got the chance to drive a Formula 1 car for the first time at the end of 1999. The Spaniard returned in 2021 with Alpine, marking his third stint with the team formerly known as Renault. He continued to show his talent, often out driving the car to finish as high as P5, but had grown tired of driving such poor machinery by the time he left the grid in 2018. Despite winning just three races all year, he headed into the final race just 13 points behind the German. He's since said he's open to the idea of starting a family. What's it like in F1's COVID-secure bubble. F1 However, while he finished in P2, Vettel recovered to finish in P8 and win the title by three points. We thought there was a changing of the guard, and we were losing the older drivers. After two seasons off the grid, the 38-year-old Alonso will rejoin Renault for a third stint at the Enstone team where he won his two world titles in 2005-2006.