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Fernando Alonso will miss the start of the F1 season after a recent crash in testing

Fernando Alonso to miss F1 season-opener

Fernando Alonso is to sit out the season-opening Formula One Grand Prix in Australia on advice from doctors.

Motorsport • 03 Mar 15

Fernando Alonso was airlifted to hospital after the accident

Fernando Alonso says he's 'completely fine'

McLaren's Fernando Alonso has told fans that he is well after crashing heavily in testing last weekend.

Motorsport • 27 Feb 15

Alonso will miss this week's final pre-season testing as he's recovering at home

Fernando Alonso set to race in Melbourne

McLaren expect Fernando Alonso to recover from Sunday's crash in time to race in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on 15 March.

Motorsport • 26 Feb 15

Fernando Alonso will sit out this week's final winter test

Fernando Alonso leaves hospital

Fernando Alonso has left hospital but will miss this week's final pre-season testing following his crash on Sunday, McLaren have announced.

Motorsport • 25 Feb 15

Fernando Alonso is transferred from the medical centre to the helicopter after crashing at the Circuit de Catalunya

Fernando Alonso recovering well, McLaren reveal

Fernando Alonso is making a "solid recovery" following a heavy crash during testing on Sunday, McLaren have announced.

Motorsport • 23 Feb 15

Fernando Alonso receives medical assistance after crashing before being air-lifted to hospital

Alonso given all-clear after Barcelona crash

Fernando Alonso has been given the all-clear after a heavy crash in testing in Barcelona but will remain in hospital for 24 hours as a precaution.

Motorsport • 22 Feb 15

Fernando Alonso poses as McLaren-Honda announces its new driver line-up for 2015

Alonso a back-up plan for Mercedes

Fernando Alonso would be top of the list for Mercedes if Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton fails to agree a new deal with the team beyond this year, according to motorsport director Toto Wolff.

Motorsport • 02 Jan 15

Jenson Button (R) still waiting to hear if he's losing his McLaren seat upon Fernando Alonso's imminent return to the team

McLaren set to reveal 2015 line-up

McLaren will announce their 2015 driver line-up tomorrow after calling a media conference at their technology centre in Woking, England.

Motorsport • 10 Dec 14

Sebastian Vettel (l) takes over from Fernando Alonso

Vettel replaces Alonso at Ferrari

Quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel will replace Fernando Alonso at Ferrari next season after signing a three-year deal.

Motorsport • 20 Nov 14

Alonso, a world champion in 2005 and 2006 with Renault, had high hopes of adding to his crowns after joining Ferrari in 2010

Alonso close to Ferrari exit

Fernando Alonso will leave Ferrari at the end of the current Formula One season, according to the Italian team's recently-departed president.

Motorsport • 16 Oct 14

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg of Mercedes have dominated this year

Alonso: Mercedes have raised the bar

Fernando Alonso believes Mercedes to be the surprise of the Formula One season - and now the benchmark for Ferrari to aspire to.

Motorsport • 04 Aug 14

Mark Webber drops Fernando Alonso back to the pits

Webber slams taxi ride rap as "comical"

Australian Mark Webber has branded as "comical" the reprimand he was given for hitching a ride on Fernando Alonso's Ferrari after Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 24 Sep 13

Nico Rosberg starts at the top in the Bahrain GP

Rosberg on pole for Bahrain Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg gave Mercedes back-to-back pole positions for the first time since their return to Formula One at the start of 2010.

Motorsport • 20 Apr 13

Fernando Alonso of Spain and Ferrari celebrates in parc ferme with teammates after winning the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit

Alonso wins Chinese GP for Ferrari

Fernando Alonso has won the Chinese Grand Prix for Ferrari. Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus) finished second while Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was third.

Motorsport • 14 Apr 13

Fernando Alonso poses with the Ferrari F138 at the Catalunya race track

Alonso expecting strong start to F1 season

Fernando Alonso is convinced he will be able to fight for this year's Formula One world title from day one.

Motorsport • 20 Feb 13

Sebastian Vettel in action at the Brazilian Grand Prix

Vettel wins Formula One Drivers' Championship

Sebastian Vettel, in a Red Bull, has won the 2012 Formula One World Drivers' Championship after finishing the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos in sixth place.

Motorsport • 25 Nov 12

Vettel has his sights set on clinching the world title this weekend

Vettel sets early tempo in Austin

Sebastian Vettel shrugged off a water leak to put a dampener on title rival Fernando Alonso's hopes of a championship charge.

Motorsport • 16 Nov 12

Sebastian Vettel (l) celebrates on the podium alongside third-placed Fernando Alonso

Sebastian Vettel holds on to win Korean Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel survived a late tyre scare to move back to the top of the Formula One drivers' championship with a dominant victory in Korea, as McLaren's title hopes disintegrated.

Motorsport • 14 Oct 12

Mark Webber takes a corner during the qualifying session of the Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam

Mark Webber claims pole for Korean GP

Mark Webber produced a stunning lap at the end of qualifying to snatch pole position for the Korean Grand Prix from the grasp of Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel.

Motorsport • 13 Oct 12

Fernando Alonso was the quickest man around the Hockenheim circuit

Alonso wins German Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso stretched his championship advantage to 34 points after claiming his third Formula One victory of the season in the German Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 22 Jul 12