Alonso, Fernando

Fernando Alonso was born July 29, 1981 in Oviedo , Asturias , Spain . He became the second child in the family of John Luis Alonso and Ana Alonso, who by this time had a daughter Lauren.

In 2006, Fernando moved to live in Switzerland, where he bought a house in Mont-sur-Roll, near Lake Geneva . The choice of Switzerland fell due to lower taxes for residents.

After signing a contract with Ferrari in 2010, he moved to Lugano to live closer to Maranello (the base of the team). However, in the winter of 2010/2011 he returned to live in Oviedo. ^[four]

Since November 17, 2006, he lived in a civil marriage with , a soloist of the Spanish group El sueño de Morfeo . In December 2011, the couple announced their breakup. From 2012 to autumn 2015, I met with the model Daria Kapustina. From the beginning of 2015, he met with Spaniard Lara Alvarez. In February 2016, they announced the break in their engagement, the reason was the lack of time for both ^[5] .

Since May 2016, she meets with Linda Morselli, a model from Italy, a participant in the beauty contest "Miss Italy 2006" and the title holder "Miss Elegance".

He speaks four languages: Spanish, French, English and Italian ^[6] .

Fernando was the youngest child in a middle-income family. As a child, participated in the races on the cards . Starting performances in the championship of Spain among juniors , won four champion titles from 1993 to 1996. The following year, Alonso won the Inter-A national series and won the vice-champion in the international.

Adrian Kampos , a famous racing manager and former Formula 1 driver, invited Alonso to his team in the Nissan world series. In 1998, Alonso made his debut in the series, won in the second race, and, becoming the leader in the last race, became the champion. After that, the Spaniard was spotted by Formula One managers and conducted successful tests for Minardi in 2000 . At the same time, Alonso made his debut for the team Astromega, a subsidiary of Minardi, in the Formula 3000 championship, where he won the last race of the season at Spa and was fourth in the overall standings for the year.

Debut

In 2001 , Fernando Alonso was transferred from test pilots to the Minardi Formula 1 combat team. At the time of debut he was not yet twenty years old. The car of the traditional outsider with last year’s Cosworth engine did not allow the debutant to score a single point in the first season. Nevertheless, Alonso looked much faster in qualifications and races than his partners Tarsu Marques and Alex Yong .

His success was noticed by Flavio Briatore , the director of the new factory team Renault F1 . Briatore considered the possibility of hiring Fernando in combat, but eventually made him the third pilot .

Move to Renault

In the 2002 season, Fernando did not conduct races in Formula 1, taking the position of a reserve pilot at Renault, with Jarno Trulli and Jenson Button . The speed of the Spaniard Briatore no longer doubted, and the following year he was transferred to the main team to the place of the retired BAR Button. Alonso showed from the very beginning that he would not play a second role in the team: he won the pole position in Malaysia , was second in the home race , and won his first victory in Budapest . In addition, he was ranked third in Brazil , however, the podium wore a shade of curiosity - the race was held in the rain, and after the accident at the 55th round of Mark Webber , a safety car was released on the track, but Alonso did not slow down and at full speed in a tire from Mark's wrecked car. Fernando's car hit the bump stop, flew into the opposite wall, and the debris literally littered the track. The race had to stop, and at this point, Alonso was the third. However, Fernando was not on the podium - he was sent to the hospital with a slight concussion. After the finish, the actual owner of Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone , expressed his indignation at the behavior of the Spaniard. But later Alonso had a lot of bright races, Bernie changed his wrath to mercy, and at the end of the season Alonso became the sixth and confidently beat his partner, the experienced Jarno Trulli .

In 2004 , in the face of the overwhelming superiority of Ferrari Schumacher and Barrichello , Trulli was able to offer serious resistance to Alonso. In the first half of the season the Italian looked at least as good as his partner, and even won a victory in Monaco . However, it was not part of Flavio Briatore’s plans, since even though he was the manager of both riders, Alonso became his main protege. The relationship between Briatore and Trulli deteriorated, Jarno started having problems with the car, he went several times for technical reasons, and for three races before the end of the championship he was completely dismissed from the team - Jacques Villeneuve temporarily took his place. In the end, Alonso again ahead of Trulli in the overall standings of the championship, and the next season, his partner became Giancarlo Fisichella .

Championship

The 2005 season began with the victory of Fisichella, but then Alonso won three races in a row, becoming the undisputed leader of the championship. His main rival was Kimi Raikkonen at McLaren , who won as many races as the Spaniard. However, the Finn suffered from the unreliability of the car, forcing him to frequently change the engine and, according to the new rules, roll back ten positions on the starting grid. At the same time, Renault Alonso did not experience such problems.

The stability of Fernando was very high: out of nineteen races in 2005, he did not score points in only three, and in one finished fourth - all the other races were brought to the podium, including seven victories. As a result, although at the end of the championship Raikkonen began to close the gap, Alonso had enough stable finishes in second and third places to keep the lead and become a champion ahead of schedule. Thanks to his title, Fernando became the youngest champion in the history of Formula 1 at that time and stopped the Michael Schumacher series of five championship titles in a row.

Even before the beginning of the next year, Alonso surprised observers by signing a contract with the McLaren team to switch to it a year later. ^[7] However, this did not affect his speeches in 2006 . Alonso again took the lead from the very beginning of the championship. He finished every time not lower than second place in the first nine races, of which he won six, four of them in a row.

The second half of the championship was much worse for the Renault leader, causing intrigue in the championship. Having won seven victories, Michael Schumacher completely won back from the Spaniard, who often began to experience mechanical problems. During the two races before the end of the championship, before the Japanese Grand Prix , Michael and Fernando caught up on points, and the German was listed as a leader due to the greater number of victories. The culmination was the gathering due to engine problems of Michael Schumacher, who was leading the Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso managed to win in that race. And in Brazil, the Spaniard won his second consecutive championship title.

Moving to McLaren

Alonso's preliminary contract with the Ron Dennis team was signed back in 2005, and throughout the 2006 season, Fernando and Renault managers knew that he was going to move to another team. At the time of signing, and especially after the failure of McLaren in 2006, the choice of champion looked unsuccessful: McLaren Mercedes Raikkonen did not show the same speed and suffered from constant engine problems, while Renault looked technically stronger. ^[eight]

However, in the off-season of 2006–2007, McLaren’s engineers significantly improved the car, and on the off-season tests Alonso and his partners Pedro de la Rosa and Lewis Hamilton did not yield to the Ferrari pilots. The very first races showed that the Renault was significantly inferior in speed to the new MacLaren, which even began to outperform Raikkonen and Massa . Thus, in the hands of Alonso was again the car of the top team, allowing you to fight for the championship.

Partner Alonso was originally supposed his compatriot Pedro de la Rosa . However, before the start of the season, Ron Dennis decided to convert his young test pilot, Briton Lewis Hamilton, into the line-up. The debutant was unexpectedly strong: in all races of the first half of the season, he finished on the podium, won three times, and soon beat Alonso, who initially led the championship.

The novice partner has become the main rival in the fight for the 2007 title for Alonso. This rivalry even turned into a protest at the FIA, filed by Lewis's father, Anthony Hamilton, against blocking his son in boxes during qualifying in Hungary . At the direction of his racing mechanic, Alonso did not leave the position of the pit stop, because of what Lewis did not have time to go on his last attempt. As a result, Fernando was fined with the deprivation of five seats at the start of the race. ^[9] Team relations have become aggravated between Alonso, Hamilton and McLaren chef Ron Dennis, despite Ron’s attempts to reconcile his riders. This rivalry prevented McLaren from winning the league title, which was won by Kimi Raikkonen.

Alonso also played an important role in the spy scandal around McLaren and the information they receive from Ferrari . Fernando handed his e-mail correspondence with Pedro de la Rosa to the court. Pedro sent to his partner the Ferrari weight distribution scheme, and when Alonso inquired about the source of information and its accuracy, de la Rosa wrote: “ This is from Nigel Stepney , the chief mechanic of Ferrari. Mike Cohlen gives them to me, they are friends with Stepney . ” This letter became the main evidence against McLaren at the trial and led to the disqualification of the team and depriving it of all points in the Cup of Designers. ^[10] Ron Dennis accused Alonso of blackmailing with this information. ^[eleven]

2008—2009 Return to Reno

After all the conflicts, Alonso and McLaren often heard rumors in the press that Alonso would leave McLaren before the expiration of the contract and return to Renault. ^[12] On November 2, 2007, this was confirmed: the McLaren team announced the termination of the contract with Alonso. ^[13] . On December 11, Alonso was announced as part of the Renault team for 2008. ^[14]

In the 2008 season, Alonso returned to the Renault team, but the failure of the team last year continued and she was not able to return to the number of leaders. In 2008, Fernando was unable to intervene in the fight for the championship. At the Singapore Grand Prix, Alonso scored a long-awaited victory in the race, making a breakthrough from 15th place at the start. A year later, however, it turned out that this result was largely due to the conspiracy of his partner Nelsino Piquet and the management of the team who provoked the appearance of a safety car on the highway right after Fernando's pit stop. However, in Japan, Fernando, unassisted, repeated his Singaporean success, showing that Renault is regaining its former form.

At the end of the season, Renault progressed noticeably and was able to compete on a par with Ferrari and McLaren. Over the last 8 Grand Prix of the year Fernando scored the most points among the pilots and eventually became the fifth in the 2008 season.

Develop success in 2009 failed. The new car, Renault R29 , was weaker than its predecessor. Nevertheless, Alonso, for the first time since the Italian Grand Prix in 2007, earned a pole position on the qualifications of the Hungarian Grand Prix , but got off in the race due to the loss of a badly fixed wheel. The Renault team was disqualified for this mistake for one race, but later the FIA ​​Court of Appeal granted the team’s appeal and replaced the penalty with a milder one. The ending of the season was marked by a , as a result of which Flavio Briatore was dismissed and then disqualified for life. Alonso dedicated his podium at the Singapore Grand Prix to the outgoing Flavio.

Ferrari Careers

In 2010, Alonso moved to the "Ferrari" in place of Kimi Raikkonen. In order to make room for Fernando, Ferrari’s contract with Raikkonen was terminated ahead of time. Santander Bank, Fernando’s personal sponsor, who became Ferrari’s title sponsor since 2010, played an important role in organizing the transition.

2010

Alonso won the first race for the Italian team at the Bahrain Grand Prix . In Australia, he qualified 3rd and finished 4th. In Malaysia, the whole weekend did not ask. Spaniard qualified 19th and finished 13th. In China, he started 3rd and finished 4th, started 4th in Barcelona , walked 3rd for a long time, but after Lewis Hamilton ’s accident he finished 2nd. In the last free practice before qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix, the Spaniard broke his car and in the race was forced to start from the pit lane. In the race he finished 7th, but because of the increase to the final time of Michael Schumacher 20 seconds for incorrect overtaking Alonso, the Spaniard got the 6th place. In Turkey, he started only 12th and finished 8th. In Canada, the Spaniard finished 3rd, behind both Mclaren pilots. In Valencia , qualifying 4th, he finished only 8th. At Silverstone, he qualified for the 3rd, but in the race he got a ride through the pit lane because he overtook Robert Kubitsu , cut off the turn and did not return the position to the Pole. In the end, he finished only 14th.

In Germany, Alonso qualified 2nd behind Vettel. At the start, he passed the German, but they were both held another “Ferrari” Felipe Massa . Alonso walked a long 2nd, but for 15 laps to the finish race engineer Massa on the radio told him that the pace of Alonso is higher, thus veiled pointed out that the Brazilian will have to miss Fernando. After just half a circle, Massa lets her partner forward, but does it too clearly. Alonso won the race, and the Ferrari team was fined $ 100,000 for using team tactics and harming the image of motor sport. In Hungary, the Spaniard started the 3rd, long walked in this position, but Sebastian Vettel , who was walking in front of him while he was on the pace car, lagged behind Mark Webber at a distance of more than 10 cars. The Germans were punished by passing through the pit lane, and Alonso came in 2nd place and the rest of the race held Vettel behind him.

In the spa weekend did not ask. Alonso qualified only 10th. On the 2nd lap of the race Rubens Barrichello crashed into him. And on the 38th lap it spun, it got stuck on the curb and got off. In Monza, he took the pole, at the start missed Jenson Button , but in the “Ferrari” outwitted “Mclaren” in the pit stop and Alonso won the race. In Singapore, the Spaniard won the Grand Slam for the first time in his career - he won from pole position, led the entire race, not giving anyone the lead even at the pit stops and showed the best lap. In Japan, he started 4th and finished 3rd.

At the first in the history of Formula 1 Grand Prix of Korea, Alonso qualified 3rd behind the Red Bull pilots. Because of the heavy rain, the launch took place behind the safety car. After a few laps after the restart Webber lost control on the wet track and entered the protective barrier. And for 8 laps before the finish, the engine in the lead Vettel burned down. Alonso won the race and became the leader of the championship. In Brazil, he started 5th and finished 3rd.

Before the last race of the season, the Spaniard was ahead of Webber by 8 points, and Vettel by 15. Alonso qualified 3rd ahead of the Aussie, but behind the German, who started from pole position. At the start he missed Jenson Button , and then due to the accident of Schumacher with Liuzzi, a pace car appeared on the track. Part of the back of the field, taking advantage of this, changed the rubber from soft to hard, so as not to stop. Among them were Nico Rosberg and Vitaly Petrov . A few laps after restart Webber went to the pit stop, in the "Ferrari" considered his main competitor Alonso in the championship, completely forgetting about Vettel, and after a few laps they called the Spaniard into the pits. Pereobuvshis, Alonso left before the Australian, but both were behind Rosberg with Petrov. Alonso's desperate attempts for the remaining 40 laps to go through the Russians were in no way crowned. Vettel, meanwhile, won the race, and Alonso finished only 7th. This meant that the German in the individual competition ahead of the Spaniard by 4 points.

2011

In the qualification of the Australian Grand Prix , which became the starting point of the 2011 season, Fernando Alonso took fifth place. At the start of the Sunday race, Fernando fell back to ninth position. During the race he managed to win back all lost at the start and another position. Thus, finished Alonso in fourth position, with a lag from third place just over a second. ^[15]

Fernando Alonso was fifth in qualifying for the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix . In the race he fought for a place on the podium, but during the fight with Lewis Hamilton, the front wing was damaged. Because of an unscheduled pit stop, Fernando slid into sixth place. After the finish, Alonso was penalized for 20 seconds, which did not affect his position. In China, he started 5th and finished 7th. The first podium in 2011, Alonso received in Turkey , where he took the third position. In Barcelona, he qualified for the 4th, at the start he managed to become a leader, but later his pace was lower than that of the Red Bull and Mclaren pilots. In the end, he finished 5th, losing the winner circle. In Monaco, he qualified for the 4th, played one position at the start, at the expense of 2 pit stops against three at Jenson Button , came in 2nd place, the whole second part of the race was chased by Sebastian Vettel , but could not pass the German , confirming that it is impossible to overtake on the narrow streets of Monaco. In Canada, the Spaniard started the 2nd, and in the mega-rain race after contact with Jenson Button, he spun him, he was stuck on the curb and got off. In Valencia, the Spaniard qualified 4th and finished 2nd.

The first and as it turned out later the only victory of the season was won by him on the track at Silverstone , where he beat Vettel by 16.5 seconds and showed a fast lap - the first of this season. He finished 2nd in Germany , 3rd in Hungary , 4th in Belgium . After the race in Italy , where they were ranked third, Alonso became the second rider in history, earned more than 1,000 points in his career. In Singapore, the Spaniard came to the finish line 4th, 2nd in Japan , 5th in Korea , 3rd in India , 2nd in Abu Dhabi , 4th in Brazil . In the end, Fernando took fourth place in the championship.

2012

The Ferrari team showed average results in the 2012 pre-season tests. After the rather weak Australian Grand Prix , where he finished in fifth place, Fernando was able to win the rain race in Malaysia . Helped excellent tactics and numerous mistakes rivals. However, the car was not fast enough. In China, he started and finished 9th, in Bahrain he started 9th and finished 7th. New items were brought to Barcelona . The car began to show high speed, and Alonso fought to win with Pastor Maldonado . It was not possible to win, but Fernando received silver. In Monaco, Fernando climbed to the third step of the podium, leading the overall standings of the World Championship. In Canada, he qualified 3rd. In the race after the pit stop broke into second place ahead of Sebastian Vettel and behind Lewis Hamilton . And then in the "Ferrari" decided to go to the finish, not stopping, in the hope that the hard rubber will withstand the remaining 50 laps. This was the first serious mistake, since the wear of the rubber was great here. The same was decided in Red Bull for Vettel. And Hamilton made the second pit stop and, having received fresh tires, quickly caught up with a pair of Alonso-Vettel, easily passed them and won the race. Vettel still called for a second pit stop, and Alonso decided to go non-stop. This was the second serious mistake. His pace on heavily worn rubber fell sharply, and he began to lose ground one after another. He passed Romain Grosjean , Sergio Perez and all the same Vettel. As a result, the Spaniard finished 5th.

At the home race in Valencia, Alonso was the first to win two races in the 2012 season. And he qualified only 11th (!), But the excellent breakthrough and mechanical problems of the leading Vettel allowed him to become the leader of the championship. At Silverstone, he won the pole for the first time of the season, was in the lead for a long time, but at the end of the race he missed Mark Webber ahead and finished 2nd. Зато на Гран-при Германии испанец одержал победу с поула, укрепив свои позиции в личном зачете. В Венгрии он квалифицировался 6-м и финишировал 5-м. В Спа он впервые в сезоне сошёл из-за массовой аварии на старте, спровоцированной Роменом Грожаном . Причём болид француза пролетел в нескольких сантиметрах от головы испанца. В Италии и Сингапуре он финишировал третьим, доведя преимущество в чемпионате до 29 очков. Однако на Судзуке он снова сошёл после контакта с «Лотусом» Кими Райкконена , вследствие чего его преимущество в чемпионате над Себастьяном Феттелем сократилось до 4 очков.

В Йонаме он финишировал третьим позади Феттеля и утратил лидерство в личном зачёте. В Индии он квалифицировался лишь 5-м, позади обоих пилотов «Red Bull» и «McLaren», в гонке на старте сумел пройти два «Макларена», а в конце опередил один из «Ред Буллов» (Уэббера) и прорвался на второе место. В Абу-Даби он снова неважно квалифицировался (7 место), но из-за штрафа главного соперника за титул Себастьяна Феттеля стартовал 6-м, а в гонке прорвался на 2 место, причём в конце гонки он догонял лидировавшего Кими Райкконена , но так и не смог пройти финна. Он сократил отставание от Феттеля до 10 очков. В США Алонсо много проигрывал в скорости Феттелю и квалифицировался лишь 9-м, но из-за штрафов Массы и Грожана стартовал 7-м. На старте отыграл 3 позиции, а после схода Марка Уэббера из-за отказа генератора, приехал к финишу 3-м. Феттель финишировал 2-м и увеличил отрыв от испанца в чемпионате до 13 очков.

В последней же гонке сезона Фернандо удалось квалифицироваться лишь на восьмом месте, уступив партнеру по команде на позицию и главному сопернику в чемпионате, Феттелю, четыре места. Но старт для пилотов итальянской команды оказался очень удачным, и оба смогли опередить пилотов «Red Bull», а Фелипе Массе удалось вклиниться на вторую позицию между Баттоном и Хэмилтоном. В первом повороте, во время традиционной для этого сезона свалки, развернуло автомобиль Себастьяна Феттеля. Позже, воспользовавшись борьбой своего товарища по команде с Уэббером, Алонсо смог совершить двойной обгон и к третьему кругу попал на третье место. После ошибки на четвёртом круге его опередил Нико Хюлкенберг. После двух пит-стопов и последующего повления на трассе пейс-кара, Фернандо сумел сохранить за собой четвёртую позицию и сократить разрыв с группой лидеров (Хэмилтоном, Баттоном и Хюлькенбергом). На 32-м круге Алонсо пришлось побороться за свою позицию с Кобаяши, а на 49-м круге ошибся Нико Хюлькенберг, пропустив Фернандо на третье место. Затем Масса, к тому времени оказавшийся на втором месте, в том числе и из-за аварии между Льюисом Хэмилтоном и Нико Хюлькенбергом, пропустил на него Фернандо. Испанец завершил гонку вторым, а Феттель — шестым. Таким образом, Фернандо удалось сократить разрыв в личном первенстве до трех очков, но этого оказалось недостаточно, и в этом сезоне он показал второй результат, принеся второе же место команде «Ferrari» в Кубке Конструкторов.

2013

В Мельбурне Алонсо стартовал 5-м и финишировал 2-м. А в Сепанге , квалифицировавшись третьим, сошёл с дистанции уже на 2-м круге, сломав крыло о болид Себастьяна Феттеля на первом. После столкновения команда не позвала испанца в боксы, и на стартовой прямой крыло оторвалось и застряло под днищем, что привело к вылету с трассы. Зато в Шанхае , стартовав 3-м, одержал первую победу в сезоне, 31-ю в карьере и 2-ю в Китае. В Бахрейне он квалифицировался 3-м, но из-за проблем с DRS финишировал лишь 8-м. На домашнем гран-при одержал победу, стартовав 5-м. В Монако «Ferrari» намного уступала и «Red Bull», и «Mercedes». Алонсо квалифицировался 6-м и финишировал 7-м. В Канаде он опять не лучшим образом провёл квалификацию (6 место), но в гонке прорвался на вторую ступеньку пьедестала. В Сильверстоуне он вновь неудачно квалифицировался (9 место), но в гонке прорвался на 3-ю позицию. В Германии финишировал 4-м. В Венгрии квалифицировался и финишировал 5-м. В Бельгии , Италии и Сингапуре финишировал 2-м, в Корее 6-м, в Японии 4-м, в Индии 11-м, в Абу-Даби и США 5-м, в Бразилии 3-м. Итого — 242 очка и 2 место в личном зачёте.

2014

В Австралии испанец стартовал и финишировал 5-м. Но из-за дисквалификации Даниэля Риккардо поднялся на 4 место. В Малайзии он стартовал и финишировал 4-м. В Бахрейне «Феррари» была неконкурентоспособна — Алонсо стартовал и финишировал лишь 9-м. В Китае Алонсо квалифицировался 5-м и финишировал на 3 месте. В Испании стартовал 7-м и финишировал 6-м. В Монако стартовал 5-м и финишировал 4-м. В Канаде финишировал 6-м, в Австрии 5-м. В Великобритании не вышел из 1-го сегмента в квалификации, в гонке прорвался в очки, но позже выяснилось, что после прогревочного круга испанец неправильно поставил свою машину на стартовую решётку. Из-за этого его наказали 5-ти секундной остановкой в боксах. Однако он снова прорвался на 5 место и долго удерживал его от атак Себастьяна Феттеля , но за 4 круга до финиша всё же пропустил немца вперёд. Итог — 6 место. В Германии он стартовал 7-м и финишировал 5-м. В Венгрии , стартовав 5-м, вырвался на 2-место, позже лидировал, но за 2 круга до финиша его прошёл Даниэль Риккардо . Итог — 2 место. В Бельгии квалифицировался 4-м. Однако механики не успели вовремя уйти с трассы перед прогревочным кругом, из-за чего Алонсо во время своего 1-го пит-стопа получил 5-ти секундный «стоп-энд-гоу». В конце гонки в борьбе за 5-е место Алонсо догнал Кевина Магнуссена , пытался его пройти, но датчанин выдавил его за пределы трассы (после гонки к итоговому времени Магнуссена судьи за этот опасный манёвр прибавили 20 секунд). Этим воспользовались шедшие позади Баттон и Феттель и прошли испанца. Вдобавок ко всему Алонсо в 1-м повороте последнего круга уткнулся в Феттеля и повредил антикрыло. Итог — 8 место, которое после штрафа Магнуссена превратилось в 7-е. В Италии впервые в сезоне сошёл с дистанции из-за отказа двигателя. В Сингапуре стартовал 5-м и финишировал 4-м. В Японии квалифицировался 5-м. Из-за сильного дождя старт гонки прошёл за машиной безопасности. И уже на 3-м круге за сэйфти-каром испанец сошёл с дистанции из-за проблем с электроникой. В России , США и Бразилии финишировал 6-м.

20 ноября было официально объявлено об уходе Алонсо из Феррари. В последней гонке за итальянскую конюшню испанец финишировал 9-м.

11 декабря 2014 года команда Макларен объявила о подписании контракта с Алонсо на 2015 год ^[16] .

Возвращение в McLaren

2015

После возвращения в McLaren, на тестах в Барселоне Алонсо попал в аварию и был госпитализирован. Он получил сотрясение мозга, и врачи настояли, чтобы он пропустил первую гонку сезона. Вместо него в Гран-при Австралии выступил Кевин Магнуссен.

На самих же тестах McLaren ожидаемо столкнулся с ненадёжностью новых двигателей Honda. В Малайзии ни Алонсо, ни его партнёр по команде Баттон не смогли финишировать. В Китае испанец квалифицировался позади Баттона , а финишировал 12-м впереди британца. В Бахрейне финишировал 11-м. В Испании сошёл из-за проблем с тормозами, в Монако — из-за проблем с коробкой передач, в Монреале — из-за отказа двигателя. В Шпильберге сошёл на 1-м круге, столкнувшись с Кими Райкконеном . В Великобритании , несмотря на столкновение с напарником на 1-м круге, приведшее к сходу последнего, финишировал 10-м, набрав первое очко в сезоне. В Венгрии после многочисленных сходов и аварий соперников финишировал 5-м. В Бельгии финишировал 13-м, в Италии и Сингапуре сошёл из-за механических проблем. В Японии финишировал 11-м. По радио во время гонки прозвучало его знаменитое сообщение "This is embarrassing, very embarrassing. GP2 engine, GP2!" ("Это омерзительно, очень омерзительно. Двигатель от GP2, от GP2!") В России финишировал 10-м, но был оштрафован на пять секунд за несоблюдение границ трассы в шестнадцатом повороте. В результате Алонсо опустился на 11-е место. В США он снова финишировал 11-м. В Мексике сошёл уже на 1-м круге из-за потери мощности двигателя. В Бразилии финишировал 15-м, в Абу-Даби 17-м.