News Details

Alonso rejects age concern for F1 comeback

Fernando Alonso has insisted age is just a number as he makes his Formula 1 comeback just four months shy of his 40th birthday. Twenty years to the month since his F1 debut – in the same race as Kimi Raikkonen – the Spaniard returns at the Bahrain Grand Prix with Alpine following two years away. Over the last two decades, Alonso has shown he is not the sort of driver just to turn up for the sake of it, clearly frustrated when he was racing in the midfield and further back during his four years at McLaren from 2015-18. He will want to be fighting for podium finishes at the very least with Alpine but at almost 40, can he be the same force as in his title-winning days of 2005-06? Alonso,...
Full Story »
4y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Alonso surprised by age question: "I'm not that...

Fernando Alonso makes his comeback in Formula 1 this season after two...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Sebring 12-Hours: Bourdais leads JDC-Miller to...

Former Formula 1 driver Sebastien Bourdais took the flag on Saturday...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Vettel: I don't think it's an age thing

Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel is feeling optimistic about his new...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Fernando Alonso Says He’s Still Better Than...

Fernando Alonso will be making his return to F1 in just a couple of days...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Race start times for 2026 IndyCar season announced

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the race broadcast start times for...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Gregoire Munster confirmed for WRC Monte Carlo in...

The season opener marks a return to the event where Munster claimed his...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arsenal eyeing up a move for 20-year-old...

Arsenal are interested in signing Club Brugge midfielder Aleksandar...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Years after snubbing transfer to Liverpool and...

German footballer Julian Draxler has opened up on his failed move to...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Manchester United and Arsenal step up interest in...

Manchester United and Arsenal have stepped up their pursuit of Belgian...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com

‘A quick learner’: how Declan Rice went from...

fielder will be part of the conversation for a Ballon d’Or if he...
6h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

Aston Martin to finally answer defining question after...

Aston Martin's 2025 campaign delivered a sobering... Read More »
40m ago from RacingNews365.com

Through one lens: Twelve photographs from the 2025 F1 season

From Melbourne to Abu Dhabi, Formula 1 moved fast... Read More »
2h ago from F1i.com

F1 top 10 drivers of 2025 - Part 2

The RacingNews365 writing team concludes its look... Read More »
2h ago from RacingNews365.com

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.