News Details

Alonso: The biggest challenge of my career

Fernando Alonso is aiming to create history as the first Formula 1 World Champion to win the Dakar Rally when the 12-day marathon gets underway in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Alonso, who won the F1 championship with Renault in 2005 and 2006, is one of 351 starters in this year's 7,500-kilometre race which has moved from South America to Saudi Arabia, both venues a long way from the original 1979 route between Paris and the Senegalese capital Dakar. Among the starters will be motorbikes, quad bikes and trucks but Alonso, who will have five-time bike champion Marc Coma navigating his Toyota, will be in the car category as he bids to become one of the greatest all-round drivers of all time. Apart...
Full Story »
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

F1 2019 end of season awards: The Golden Grahams

We know how the latest F1 season went down, but who are the real winners?...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Opinion: How have F1's new-for-2010s additions fared?

Eight new or returning venues joined the Formula 1 calendar in the 2010s,...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Motorsport Week's most read stories from 2019!

It's been another great year of motorsport! We wave goodbye to 2019...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Overview: What's new in the 2020 Formula 1 season?

Formula 1 is waiting for overhauled sporting, technical and financial...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Honda HRC unveils 2026 MotoGP livery

Honda Racing Corporation has completed the 2026 MotoGP livery...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Actively looking' – Arteta sends message to...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has sent what sounds like a pretty strong and...
57m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Sandro Tonali to Arsenal transfer story gets brutal...

Newcastle United sources have seemingly been left less than impressed by...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Talks held: Tottenham launch surprise move to hijack...

Tottenham are reportedly working on a deal for talented young Hearts...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

“I don’t have a best XI” - Chelsea boss Liam...

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has debunked claims that he has a best XI...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.