Fernando Alonso took a poignant journey down reminiscence lane to honour his former group, McLaren, because the Woking outfit celebrates a monumental milestone: its a thousandth grand prix.
Regardless of at present driving for Aston Martin, the two-time Formulation 1 champion took half within the celebrations with McLaren, which gathered a few of its former drivers together with its present driver line-up of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
Talking on his involvement in McLaren’s celebrations, the Spanish driver informed Sky Sports activities F1: “It’s an unbelievable organisation. 1000 grands prix in Formulation 1, however not solely Formulation 1, with endurance racing, with IndyCar.”
Alonso went on to applaud the impression of McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown, who has overseen a resurgence and growth of the model’s racing portfolio. “I feel what Zak additionally dropped at the group is wonderful.
“Clearly, I acquired impressed by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost within the ’90s with that McLaren crimson and white,” he recalled.
A long time later, Alonso would put on the well-known race go well with himself in 2007, and once more from 2015 to 2018. Below Brown’s management, McLaren backed Alonso’s bid for motorsport’s Triple Crown, fielding him on the Indianapolis 500.
“I had the possibility to drive for them in IndyCar, and in Formulation 1 two occasions,” Alonso added. “So, yeah, glad to be right here, and wishing them the most effective for the longer term.”
Alonso was joined by drivers comparable to David Coulthard, Mika Hakkinen, Emerson Fittipaldi, Juan Pablo Montoya and Lewis Hamilton for the celebrations.
The 44-year-old at present drives for the Aston Martin F1 group. Because the Silverstone outfit battles towards a number of points on the AMR26, Alonso sits final within the drivers’ standings after the primary 5 rounds of the 2026 season with zero factors. His team-mate Lance Stroll sits twenty first within the championship, additionally with no factors.
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