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Alonso’s team debuts: in all colors
Fernando Alonso One of the apt names for last weekend’s news.Debut in Asturias aston martin Initialization Bahrain Grand Prix It’s hard to do better. This Spaniard finished in his 3rd place, earning his 99th podium finish. This is his one of the best debuts with the team for Oviedo. Better, but much worse.
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Minardi – 12th place
2001
His debut as an official F1 driver came at the age of 19, not bad for being the third youngest ever to achieve it at the time. I survived the race finishing 12th. His Great Circus debut wasn’t all bad.
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Renault – 7th place
2003
After a year as a test driver, Alonso returned as Renault’s factory driver in 2003. He seized his first chance with a major team in the best possible way, taking his first victory in Hungary that year and his second GP of the season, his first in Malaysia. We got the pole position and the podium. In the opening race in Australia, the Frenchman suffered even more, with Alonso starting tenth and finishing seventh, always ahead of Trulli.
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McLaren – 2nd
2007
What ended in a nightmare started with a really promising taste in the mouth.After winning two championships in a row, the Spaniard came to Woking to continue his reign in Formula 1. His rivalry with Hamilton was seen from the first race in Australia, where the Spaniard was victorious, putting him second ahead of the Englishman. The winner and later world champion was Kimi Raikkonen.
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Ferrari – 1st place
2010
Alonso’s best debut was arguably that of Ferrari. With his signing from Maranello, the expectations surrounding the project were very exciting and quickly met. At the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, the Spaniard was the winner after Vettel had problems with Red Bull’s reliability. To cap off a dream start for the Scuderia, Massa finished second on the day. Unfortunately for the Spaniards, the end of the World Cup in Abu Dhabi was more brutal.
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McLaren – out
2015
The start of the McLaren-Honda project was a prelude to what happened in the next three years. At the beginning of the test, Alonso suffered an accident that kept him out of the opening race in Australia. He returned to the Malaysian race at Sepang but was unable to finish it due to reliability issues. ended with
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Alpine – OUT
2021
After two years away from the Great Circus, Alonso’s return to F1 was not what he hoped for. Despite qualifying in Q3 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Spaniard had to retire due to brake problems in his first race with Alpine, after which Enstone’s team reportedly broke into the system. Sandwich asserted that it was his rapper who was forced to abandon it.
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Aston Martin – 3rd place
2023
Fernando’s seventh debut with the team was completed last Sunday, as he scored his third podium in his debut with the team. He splendidly overtook Sainz and Hamilton in his Aston Martin and climbed into the third drawer.
Since 2013, Alonso has never finished on the podium at the World Cup, making him one of the most famous premiers. This means that for the first time in his time at Ferrari, he has a car to fight for what matters.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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