Helped Fernando escape Alpine
Helped Oscar escape Alpine
Brought Gasly to Alpine to start a civil war
And then escaped from Alpine himself
Otmar Sufufufu, the greatest Team Principal of all time 🙌
Toto Wolff was asked by
@skysportformel1
what to do about the bouncing issue to not hurt the drivers: "All drivers got together and agreed that it's a problem - apart from one: Alonso."
#F1
#AzerbaijanGP
Focus on Ocon’s head, his sole purpose was to keep Alonso behind him even if it meant to put him in the wall
And completely left door open for Lewis to get them both
And then did it again with Daniel
Super glad that he finished behind Fernando tho 😮💨
Ted Kravitz -: What are you most worried about? The rain? Lewis Hamilton? Or Jenson Button?
Christian Horner-: Fernando Alonso
(Fernando was starting 5th that race in a 2011 Ferrari 💀)
George Russell might just be a myth 😬
Albon outqualified Latifi by 1 second, probably the only thing George was known for in last few years
And now got outqualified by Hamilton by a second
Yuki Tsunoda was asked about his improved racecraft to which he replied he has been looking at videos, particularly of Hungary 2021 where Fernando Alonso kept much faster Mercedes behind for 10 laps, “I was just watching the way Fernando was doing that and I learnt a huge amount”
My brother didn’t lead 27 laps on merit and be named Indy 500 rookie of the year in his first time driving an IndyCar only to be disrespected like this for petty politics using the unseriousness of Mclaren as a chance to disrespect the driver
Kimi Raikkonen with Mclaren Mercedes and Michelin tyres was one of the greatest driver this sport has ever seen. On his day no driver be it Fernando Alonso or Michael Schumacher could match him.
19 seasons, Numerous accomplishments, Countless memories
One Iceman 🙌
🚨 | BREAKING: Williams confirm that Logan Sargeant will be withdrawn from the Australian GP.
Alex Albon takes the remaining chassis and will compete for the rest of this weekend.
After qualifying in Spa 2021, Fernando said he hasn’t had much wet running & wasn’t comfortable
After that his wet quali performances -:
Russia 2021- P6
Turkey 2021- P5
Imola 2022- P5
Canda 2022- P2
All while driving Alpine!!
Alonso’s pace after VSC, was almost matching Leclerc and Verstappen on same tyres and same tyre life
Significantly faster than anyone other than top 2
He was on for P6 comfortably starting from last and Alpine ruined it so badly
Lewis Hamilton on Fernando Alonso - It’s a shame that he is not as decorated as his abilities deserve
For me he is the best driver I have driven against
British media has too much power in F1. If it was Max who did that he would be crucified for rest of his career. Fernando is still labelled toxic for 2007 for disrupting team harmony while Lewis is the one who had problems with 3 teammates. Fernando, Nico & somewhat with Jenson
Some “tifosi” don’t really know what Fernando Alonso did for Ferrari
For reference, Massa scored more points in 2014 Williams (134) than in 2012 Ferrari (122) & Fernando took THAT car to just 3 points of the title
It was him who kept Ferrari in conversation all those years!
#OnThisDay
in 2013
@alo_oficial
overtook Mark Webber somehow around the outside of Della Roggia chicane. Part of track where it’s very rare to overtake around the outside!
I know F1 will post it on YouTube very soon. But I just couldn’t wait.
What a defensive driving masterclass by Fernando Alonso. Kept Hamilton with much superior car, fresher and faster tyre at bay for more than 10 laps
@F1
Full battle is much more impressive.
Fernando overtook Seb while having 9 laps older tyres round the outside of Copse, kept him behind for 14 laps in the only car to understeer and oversteer at the same time
Dude was fighting both his car and Seb
IT WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE SCARLET RED FERRARI OR MIGHTY SILVER MCLAREN. IT WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO BE BLUE ENSTONE TEAM THAT HE WON HIS PREVIOUS 2 TITLES WITH. ITS BEEN A LONG AND HARD WAIT OF 16 YEARS, BUT NOW FERNANDO ALONSO CROSSES THE LINE TO WIN HIS LONG AWAITED 3RD WORLD TITLE
This is how driver standings would look like if Alonso wasn’t having issues every single week, quite clearly best of the midfield
📸 - The Race (Youtube)
I will never understand how Fernando managed to get this car into pits only with wheel rims on the right side.
Major damage to his car’s floor losing more than 20 points of downforce. He didn’t just finish the race. He finished P7 in a 2018 Mclaren when his teammate finished P9
Question time:
What is the most impressive performance you have ever seen in Formula 1 that did not result in a grand prix win?
(It doesn't have to be the images below)
There is huge obsession in last few years with youngsters in F1. People keep on repeating young drivers make racing exciting. Don’t think there is any driver in midfield team who made racing more exciting than 40yo Fernando Alonso this season. We need best drivers not just young
Fernando Alonso has never been outscored in terms of points by any teammate over the period of them being teammates
He has been in F1 for 18 seasons
Had 13 different teammates
4 of them World Champions
8 of them race winners
But no one could score more points than him 🙌
Saw many F1 fans hating Fernando Alonso including those who are new to F1 and barely know anything about him. So I wrote a little about Alonso and why he does not deserve the hate he gets.
Man thinks F1 is a spec series. Seb had far superior cars and by some margin. Still Fernando managed to finish just 4 points behind in 2010, 3 in 2012 and 6 in 2014. All 3 times Red Bull was far superior. Ideally he shouldn’t even be close to 80 points difference in those cars
@MercedesAMGF1
@NicholasLatifi
To be completely honest as a team you should have condemned this sort of behaviour very next day. Everyone could see how extreme some people went on hating others. Well showing support now is atleast something
Fernando Alonso, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen are only 3 drivers (with 2yrs or more in F1) who haven’t been outscored in terms of points by any teammate over the period of them being teammates
FERNANDO ALONSO P6 😭😭
He is insane man! He had 8 or so laps older tyres than others around him, the way he kept Norris behind 🔥
Another defensive masterclass 👏🙌
Don’t even try!
Alonso won with a car which qualified 11th on pure pace. His teammate finished P16 and a lap down
Hamilton started P10 because of grid drop and had Mercedes rocketship. His teammate finished P3
And Valencia is much more difficult to overtake than Interlagos
Fernando Alonso has overtaken 3 most accomplished F1 drivers he raced at 3 of the fastest & most iconic corners on F1 calender
Michael Schumacher at 130R (310kph)
Lewis Hamilton at Eau Rouge (300kph)
Sebastian Vettel at Copse (280 kph)
BRAVE would be a massive understatement
Being
@alo_oficial
fan is one of the best decision I have made
Although he never had car nor luck on his side for almost a decade now. He always delivers better than anyone
Overtook both RBs, a Mclaren & a Ferrari in an Alpine when teammate was beefing with Kimi & finished P14
Fernando Alonso - : I don't think today was a Grand Prix. I think it's sad that they gave out points. That's shocking. They gave the points away for free.
In 2003, Fernado Alonso became the youngest driver to get a podium
Today, Fernando becomes the oldest driver since Juan Manuel Fangio in 1957 to take 3 back to back podiums
Unmatched longevity 🙌
This guy can’t have another bad car.
@AlpineF1Team
work overtime, work 24hrs a day, work on weekends but give this guy a good car
All I see is him putting on work everyday regardless. Dude is obsessed with racing, give him the car capable to show his talent every week
Fernando Alonso’s consistency in Ferrari was simply unmatched
Here are number of Podiums from 2010 to 2013 (In era dominated by Red Bull)
Vettel 53
Alonso 42
Webber 32
Hamilton 27
Button 25
Raikkonen 15
Rosberg 9
Grosjean 9
Massa 8
Quién es Fernando Alonso Díaz?
Para el ciego, es la luz.
Para el hambriento, es el pan.
Para el enfermo, es la cura.
Para el triste, es la alegría.
Para el prisionero, es la libertad.
Para el pobre, es el tesoro.
Para mi, es todo y más.
Fernando Alonso’s run from Baku to Sochi was incredible
In those 9 races he scored 53pts, averaging 6pts per race & with an avg finishing position of P7, all that in a lower midfield Alpine
And in very next race in Turkey he qualified P5, only to be taken out by Gasly in T1 🥲
@F1
@ZhouGuanyu24
This is why you don’t hate on someone without letting them have a chance to show themselves
Hopefully he maintains this and keeps on improving
@formularacers_
Max and Charles’ charge through the field, Fernando’s masterclass. Chaos at the end and they missed majority of it. Horrible broadcasting
I feel like Sauber
@Charles_Leclerc
isn't talked about enough. So here is the clip from 2018 Brazilian grand prix quali where he got into Q3 in the changing conditions with an amazing lap. No one else improved their time btw
Martin Brundle in 2011 - In my career, there were two men I didn’t ever want catching me and coming up behind me, one was Senna and the other was Schumacher. If I was driving now I think It’d be Fernando Alonso I wouldn’t want coming up behind me
@QuickStopF1
Exploiting a loophole is not at all close to cheating. Every F1 team exploit loopholes for car development
FIA left the loophole in this case and driver used his brain to make them look like fools after he openly said to monitor track limits in a proper way in Austria
This is what I am talking about btw. When
@alo_oficial
overtook Grosjean round the outside which later became overtake for the lead in a race where Fernando started P11 and won the race
ONE FOR THE BRAVE THAT ONE AND ALONSO THE BRAVEST OF THEM
If someone can guess from which race and which moment this piece of commentary is, My respect for you will increase massively
Pretty sure Fernando humiliated Vandoorne (currently 2nd in FE) by whitewashing him in quali and scoring more than 4 times the points scored by him. Don't think he needs to show anything by joining Formula E