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Fernando Alonso F1 retirement timeframe given as Roger Federer comparison made

Alonso turns 42 later this season but is enjoying a remarkable career renaissance with the high-flying Aston Martin team, and the Spaniard is showing few signs of slowing down

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Alonso: Aston Martin one year ahead of schedule to become F1 contender

Alonso joined Aston Martin after a dismal 2022 campaign in which the Silverstone team finished seventh with just 55 points.

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Aston Martin podiums "not enough" for Lawrence Stroll's F1 ambitions

After finishing seventh in 2022, Aston Martin has made a major leap forward, holding second in the constructors' standings after three races by virtue of Fernando Alonso's three consecutive podiums.

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Magazine: How Aston Martin became F1 frontrunners

Fernando Alonso has starred to take a hat-trick of podiums – even if sometimes they’re belated – while Lance Stroll has raced well despite carrying an injury. It’s been a remarkable turnaround since the green team’s travails only 12 months ago, and it’s a story into which Alex Kalinauckas delves.…

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Christian Horner reacts to Max Verstappen F1 quit threat amid Fernando Alonso comparison

Verstappen is only 25 and looks well placed to smash a swathe of Formula 1 records in the future – but the Dutchman might not stick around in the sport long enough to do so

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The race that transformed perceptions of Red Bull

When Red Bull Racing first joined the Formula 1 grid in 2005, few could have foreseen the success that lay ahead or the juggernaut it would one day become.

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Could Aston Martin switch to Honda power in F1 2026?

That possibility is one of the more intriguing stories to have emerged during the April break, and while it may sound a little far-fetched, history has shown that anything can happen in F1, especially when it comes to juggling team identities and power unit suppliers.

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Carlos Sainz doubles down on FIA criticism after Ferrari complaints dismissed

On Tuesday, the FIA rejected Ferrari's right of review petition which hoped to reverse the penalty handed to Sainz for his role in a collision with Fernando Alonso in Melbourne

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What the GPS data tells us about Red Bull’s early advantage

It’s moments before Kevin Magnussen clonks the wall to rip off a tyre on lap 54 of 58 in the 2023 Australian Grand Prix. The shredded rubber will shortly result in a second red flag to cause the contest to descend into chaos. Anyhow, at this point, Max Verstappen leads…

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The 2014 F1 crash Ferrari used to try to overturn Sainz's Australian GP penalty

Ferrari chose to highlight a rare example of a driving penalty that was challenged by a right of review process, ironically by the very team that Fernando Alonso – the "victim" of the Melbourne incident – currently drives for.

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Ferrari: Sainz Australian GP penalty review had sufficient new evidence

The FIA has dismissed the Scuderia petitioning Sainz’s five-second penalty that was awarded in Melbourne for the Spaniard hitting Fernando Alonso at the final standing restart.

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Full FIA stewards' verdict on Sainz's Australian GP penalty

Ferrari requested a right to review from the FIA for the five-second penalty that, due to the safety car finish in Melbourne, dropped Sainz from fourth place down to a point-less 12th.

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Red Bull and Aston Martin get boost as FIA thwarts Ferrari Australian GP appeal

Carlos Sainz dropped out of the points places at the Australian GP thanks to a penalty for spinning Fernando Alonso, against which Ferrari launched an official protest

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FIA dismisses Sainz's F1 Australian GP penalty review

Ferrari had appealed to the governing body for a right to review in response to Sainz being handed a five-second penalty for tagging with Fernando Alonso during the final restart of the Melbourne race.

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Ferrari chief's brother in critical Twitter blast as "profound F1 changes" promised

Ferrari have endured a poor start to the new season, scoring just 26 points from three races with the mood having dipped since pre-season when all the noises coming from Maranello were optimistic

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Krack: Alonso "leading by example" at Aston Martin F1 team with his work ethic

The Spaniard has finished third in all three races held thus far in 2023, and he has helped to lift the Silverstone team to second place in the current championship standings.

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Max Verstappen will be thrilled as Aston Martin admit disappointing Fernando Alonso truth

Aston Martin have made up a remarkable amount of ground to be disrupting the status quo of the usual 'big three' in F1, but admit reeling in Red Bull will be a bridge too far

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Alonso "leading by example" at Aston Martin F1 team with work ethic

The Spaniard has finished third in all three races held thus far in 2023, and he has helped to lift the Silverstone team to second place in the current championship standings.

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Lewis Hamilton's title controversy left F1 star furious - "They treated me like a dog"

Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton won his first drivers' championship back in 2008, but the Englishman's success wasn't without moments of controversy during the season

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Alonso predicts changing F1 pecking order in time for European races

While Red Bull has enjoyed a perfect record of three wins across the opening races in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Australia, in the latter event Mercedes replaced Aston Martin as the second-best team.

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Krack: Vettel has "merits" in 2023 Aston Martin F1 form

Vettel retired at the end of last year after a 15-year career which yielded four consecutive world championships for Red Bull from 2010 until 2013.

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Fernando Alonso repeats Sebastian Vettel's classy Aston Martin F1 gesture

Not only is Alonso impressing as an F1 race this season, back in regular podium contention at the age of 41, but the Spaniard has also been showing his class off the track

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Ted Kravitz explains Carlos Sainz's feelings as Ferrari star left crying over injustice

Sainz was given a penalty for colliding with Fernando Alonso which knocked him out of the points in Melbourne, and was so upset that he shed a few tears in his Ferrari

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Ferrari requests right of review over Sainz Australian GP penalty

The Spaniard was given a five-second penalty by the stewards for causing a collision with Fernando Alonso at the chaotic restart after the second red flag, which saw a string of incidents generate a third red flag.

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Ferrari requests right of review over Sainz Australian GP F1 penalty

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