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Thursday, 9 March 2017 :   The two-time champion said the Honda had “no reliability and no power”, with only two days of testing remaining before the first race of the season on 26 March. But the Spaniard said he was “enjoying” driving the faster 2017 cars and added: “I feel …

Saturday, 25 February 2017 :The 35-year-old Spaniard said he was “100% committed to winning”, adding: “I want to be world champion.” Alonso, champion in 2005 and 2006, has not won a race since 2013 as a result of a lack of performance from his cars. He added that he had …

Monday, 29 May 2017 :  The McLaren F1 driver skipped the Monaco Grand Prix to contest the iconic oval race and led for a total of 27 laps before his Andretti Autosport Honda retired on lap 179 of 200. Ex-F1 driver Takuma Sato came through to win the 101st staging …

Thursday, 25 May 2017 :  Fernando Alonso says he expects to find the Indianapolis 500 “difficult” as he attempts to win the prestigious race for the first time on Sunday. The McLaren Formula 1 driver is missing the Monaco Grand Prix to race in the US and has qualified fifth …

Wednesday, 17 May 2017 :  The McLaren driver, who is racing at this year’s event on 28 May instead of at the Monaco Grand Prix, was 19th on Monday with a 223.025mph average. “Everything went very smoothly,” said the 35-year-old Spaniard, who is a two-time F1 world champion. “The last …

Friday, 5 May 2017 :  Ex-Formula 1 world champion Mario Andretti says Fernando Alonso has a “real chance” of winning the Indy 500 on his debut. Alonso, 35, will miss this year’s Monaco Grand Prix for the 500-mile race. The two-time world champion said his first experience of Indianapolis was …

Thursday, 4 May 2017 :  Alonso is missing the Monaco Grand Prix this month, where Jenson Button will return to Formula 1 to substitute for him, to race at Indianapolis. The Spaniard completed his mandatory ‘rookie’ test before starting his preparations for the event on 28 May. “So far it …

Saturday, 15 April 2017 :  Britain’s Jenson Button will stand in for Fernando Alonso at next month’s Monaco Formula One Grand Prix while the Spaniard competes in the Indianapolis 500 on the same day, McLaren announced on Friday. Monaco resident Button, who handed over his McLaren seat to Belgian rookie …

Thursday, 13 April 2017 :  The double world champion has the full approval and support of McLaren and engine partner Honda, who are having a difficult season in Formula 1. Alonso, 35, will race for the Honda-powered Andretti team on 28 May, and the car will be branded a McLaren. …