5:59 AM ET A victory at the Indianapolis 500 is now high on Fernando Alonso’s list of priorities after he secured two thirds of motorsport’s triple crown with a race win at Le Mans on Sunday. In the early hours of Sunday morning, Fernando Alonso grabbed the No. 8 Toyota by the scruff of the
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7:56 AM ET McLaren insists its decision to race in IndyCar next year will not be influenced by the career ambitions of Fernando Alonso. The British team is currently assessing a full-time return to the American series next season after running a one-off race with Alonso at last year’s Indy 500. McLaren’s senior management visited
12:03 PM ET LE MANS, France — Fernando Alonso has moved one step closing to completing motor racing’s Triple Crown by helping to secure victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours with Toyota. In the early hours of Sunday morning, Fernando Alonso grabbed the No. 8 Toyota by the scruff of the neck and wrestled
12:09 PM ET LE MANS, France — In the early hours of Sunday morning, Fernando Alonso grabbed the No. 8 Toyota by the scruff of the neck and wrestled it back into contention for the Le Mans 24 Hours. When Alonso clambered into the car at 1:30 a.m., fate appeared to be turning against the
8:29 AM ET Spa-Francorchamps, the iconic host of the Belgian Grand Prix, looks set to remain on the calendar until at least 2021 after securing a new contract. Belgium’s race is in the final year of its existing deal and had been the subject of mounting speculation. On taking control of the sport at the
4:00 AM ET LE MANS, France — McLaren boss Zak Brown says Fernando Alonso has shown his qualities as a team player in preparations for his Le Mans 24 Hours debut. Alonso and his teammates in the No.8 Toyota car will start from pole position thanks to a lap from Kazuki Nakajima in qualifying earlier
11:34 AM ET LE MANS, France — Jenson Button is a man invigorated by life away from Formula One. After his debut in 2000, the Englishman completed 17 seasons in motorsport’s premier category, which included in his crowning achievement: the 2009 world championship. That title and the move to McLaren which followed saw his best
6:35 PM ET LE MANS, France — Fernando Alonso’s Toyota squad will start the Le Mans 24 Hours from pole position. Having topped the timesheets in the initial qualifying session on Wednesday night, the No.8 team extended its advantage over the other Toyota car to exactly two seconds on Thursday when Kazuki Nakajima set a
7:00 AM ET Fernando Alonso says his Formula One future will depend on the direction the sport takes over the coming years and whether it can put the focus back on drivers. Alonso won two drivers’ championships in 2005 and 2006, but a series of poor career decisions and missed opportunities have seen him finish
11:49 AM ET Fernando Alonso’s decision to take part in the 2018 edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours is a great motor racing story, but another painful reminder of how many wrong turns his career has taken since 2007. The Spaniard will contest the race with Toyota as part of a remarkable agreement between