Regarded as one of the greatest drivers of all-time, two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso’s career spans three decades at the top level.Ī driver idolised by fans for his skills behind the wheel, coveted by teams for his sheer experience yet at times divisive in the paddock for his outspoken attitude, Alonso has carved himself a reputation both on and off-track as one of F1’s enduring legends.Įarning credit as the driver to end Michael Schumacher and Ferrari’s five-year reign of dominance, Alonso swept to the first of his back-to-back F1 titles with Renault in 2005.Īmong Alonso’s many statistical highlights, he remains the fourth youngest F1 race winner (22 years, 26 days) and his 32 career victories places him seventh on the all-time list of race winners.īorn into a working class family in the Spanish city of Oviedo, Alonso began karting from the age of three and quickly showed talent, notching up a series of domestic accolades to catch the eye of an importer, who took him under his wing to secure him sponsorship for a move onto the international stage.įinishing third in the 1995 CIK-FIA Cadets Rainbow Trophy, while working as a mechanic to help fund his own campaign, Alonso received his first taste of open-wheel racing in 1999 with an entry into the Spanish-based Euro Open by Nissan series, going on to stun the paddock by clinching the title aged only 17.

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