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F1 2026 Guide – Last hurrah for Fernando Alonso?
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9,135. That's the number of days between the first Grand Prix and Fernando Alonso, in Australia in 2001, from the opening round of the season
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vincent moyet
27/02/2026 at 06:53 a.m.
The idea of Verstappen joining Newey and Honda to replace Alonso has been scrapped. What other veteran driver after Vettel and Alonso would dare get involved in this mess? The truth is, the team's strategy is flawed. They need to build a long-term project, which would have required developing a promising young driver to take over. But since the team exists solely to allow the son to race in F1, the project isn't viable.
Yves-Henri RANDIER
27/02/2026 at 05:56 a.m.
It seemed to me that old Fernand had inflicted a 24-0 defeat in qualifying for 2025 on the "only unwittingly committed permanent contract on the grid"! Things look very bleak for the first Newey baby to wear the Aston Martin badge, with the likely consequence being the end of the "GP2 Engine Chef's" presence in Formula 1 at the end of this 2026 season. Who will replace him, knowing that the boss's son still seems entrenched (though beware of the upcoming decisions from the Aston Martin board, which announced this week that it will have to lay off 20% of its workforce because the brand is in such a bad way!) and that he won't lead it to success?
Alain Féguenne (🇱🇺 Luxembourg)
27/02/2026 at 04:26 a.m.
I have to admit that if the Aston Martin isn't competitive, and the Honda engine... a flop? Then our friend Fernando... will probably quit F1... That would be a shame, especially since he still has that burning passion... We'll see in the coming weeks. 😎👍
Paul Lucas
27/02/2026 at 11:58 a.m.
I like you, Fernando, but it's high time you made way for the younger generation! And as long as Aston Martin doesn't part ways with its two current drivers, they won't achieve anything in 2026... Let's hope they learn from this experience!
vincent moyet
27/02/2026 at 11:43 a.m.
Returning to the top when you no longer have the time to participate in the development of a project was an unreasonable hope that only confirms that if Alonso had wanted to win more races and titles, he would have had to slam fewer doors and make fewer enemies. It's amusing to note that with a little patience at McLaren, he would have won the title last year, while, like a boomerang effect, he's been saddled with the "GP2 engine"...