Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso will race for Aston Martin from the 2023 Formula 1 season, joining the team as Sebastian Vettel's replacement.

I intend to win again in this sport and therefore I have to take the opportunities that feel right to me." He added: "I still have the hunger and ambition to fight to be at the front, and I want to be part of an organisation that is committed to learn, develop and succeed. "I have known Lawrence and Lance for many years and it is very obvious that they have the ambition and passion to succeed in Formula One.

Fernando Alonso, the two-times F1 world champion, will leave Alpine at the end of this season after agreeing shock move to Aston Martin.

“No one in Formula One today is demonstrating a greater vision and absolute commitment to winning, and that makes it a really exciting opportunity for me. Fernando Alonso is to join the Aston Martin Formula One team in 2023. Acknowledged as one of the most talented drivers of his generation, Alonso won his two titles in 2005 and 2006 with Renault but has failed to repeat the success.

Fernando Alonso has joined Aston Martin on a multi-year starting from the 2023 Formula 1 season.

At 41, it looks set to be one of Alonso’s final F1 moves, but the multi-year deal acts as a sign of his commitment to keep racing. “No one in Formula One today is demonstrating a greater vision and absolute commitment to winning, and that makes it a really exciting opportunity for me. “This Aston Martin team is clearly applying the energy and commitment to win, and it is therefore one of the most exciting teams in Formula One today,” said Alonso in a statement.

The 41-year-old replaces Sebastian Vettel after the German announced his retirement last week. Alonso, who won two titles for Renault in 2005 and 2006, has ...

I intend to win again in this sport and therefore I have to take the opportunities that feel right to me.” He returned to Renault before a four-year period at Ferrari where he came close to winning the title on two occasions. But Alonso, 10th in the drivers’ standings, added: “I still have the hunger and ambition to fight to be at the front, and I want to be part of an organisation that is committed to learn, develop and succeed.

Fernando Alonso has joined Aston Martin on a multi-year starting from the 2023 Formula 1 season.

At 41, it looks set to be one of Alonso’s final F1 moves, but the multi-year deal acts as a sign of his commitment to keep racing. “I have known Lawrence and Lance for many years and it is very obvious that they have the ambition and passion to succeed in Formula 1. “No-one in Formula 1 today is demonstrating a greater vision and absolute commitment to winning, and that makes it a really exciting opportunity for me.

Formula 1's driver market unexpectedly burst into life on Monday with the news that Fernando Alonso is to leave Alpine at the end of the season and join ...

Fernando hasn't been powered by Mercedes since he left McLaren the first time round under a bit of a cloud 15 years ago. "He's fit as a fiddle and he's into F1 as he ever was, his break refreshed him, and he's not running out of steam like Sebastian Vettel has. So the drivers Piastri was going to potentially replace can breathe a sigh of relief." And is that to suggest Alpine were never going to get there? That's why he chose to look elsewhere." Sky Sports F1's Ted Kravitz reacts to the totally out-of-the-blue announcement and what it means for all parties

The 41-year-old replaces Sebastian Vettel after the German announced his retirement last week. Alonso, who won two titles for Renault in 2005 and 2006, has ...

“No one in Formula One today is demonstrating a greater vision and absolute commitment to winning, and that makes it a really exciting opportunity for me.” “I have known Lawrence and Lance for many years and it is very obvious that they have the ambition and passion to succeed in Formula One. Alonso said: “This Aston Martin team is clearly applying the energy and commitment to win, and it is therefore one of the most exciting teams in Formula One today.

Formula 1's driver market unexpectedly burst into life on Monday with the news that Fernando Alonso is to leave Alpine at the end of the season and join ...

Fernando hasn't been powered by Mercedes since he left McLaren the first time round under a bit of a cloud 15 years ago. "He's fit as a fiddle and he's into F1 as he ever was, his break refreshed him, and he's not running out of steam like Sebastian Vettel has. So the drivers Piastri was going to potentially replace can breathe a sigh of relief." And is that to suggest Alpine were never going to get there? That's why he chose to look elsewhere." Sky Sports F1's Ted Kravitz reacts to the totally out-of-the-blue announcement and what it means for all parties

The Alpine driver will replace Sebastian Vettel, who announced he will retire from Formula One after the 2022 season.

Team principal Mike Krack said, in part, in a statement, “I have witnessed the excitement in the engineering team and throughout the whole organisation at the opportunity to work with Fernando. We know that nearly everyone can learn from someone of Fernando’s calibre and experience. I intend to win again in this sport and therefore I have to take the opportunities that feel right to me.” Aston Martin said this move “is a clear statement of intent from an organisation that has committed to developing a winning Formula One team.” We all appreciate that there is much to be done to get to the front, and that we must apply all our energies in working together to find performance. “I have known Lawrence and Lance for many years and it is very obvious that they have the ambition and passion to succeed in Formula One. Fernando Alonso announced he will join Aston Martin in 2023, and the team confirmed he is on a multiyear contract.

Huh? What? Is Alonso's move upward, lateral or even downward? Our Bryce Kelly gives his thoughts.

It’s another suspect move for Alonso in a career full of them. He finished 17th in the championship in 2015. It seems like a pipe dream as Alonso hasn’t won a race since 2013! After issues with his McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton, Alonso moved back to Renault and down the grid. Alonso then moved to Ferrari and came close, but never won a title with Ferrari as they lagged behind Red Bull between 2010-2014. He wanted a proven race winner and champion to help catapult his team up the grid.

It comes just days after Vettel announced his retirement from F1 ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Alonso said: “This Aston Martin team is clearly applying the ...

Lawrence Stroll explained: “I have known and admired Fernando for many years and it has always been clear that he is a committed winner like me. Alonso had expressed an interest to continue in F1 but recently claimed he would not begin thinking about next season until the summer break. He added: “No one in Formula One today is demonstrating a greater vision and absolute commitment to winning, and that makes it a really exciting opportunity for me.

Alonso will replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel next year after signing a multi-year deal despite having an Alpine contract extension offer on the table. In ...

"I believed that to be the case. Alonso is in the final year of his current Alpine deal but was discussing an extension. "So yes, the first confirmation I had was the press release.

Alpine admit that Fernando Alonso's move to Aston Martin was a surprise and was caused by a contractual dispute.

"I'm not privy to whatever pre-arrangement he has with McLaren if any any all but I hear the same rumours you do," Szafnauer said. "Our goals are clear We want to finish at least fourth in the constructors'. Fernando realises that, too. "I have texted him. "We discussed with Fernando, 'Look, if next year at this time you're performing at the same level, of course we'll take you.' It happens in cricket, which is a far less physical sport. "It happened to Michael Schumacher at 42 - he was not the same driver as at 32 as 35.