http://www.mail.com/people/21554-fernando-alonso.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/21554-fernando-alonso.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2080174-alonso-thrills-fans-with-spanish-gp-win.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Fernando Alonso won the Spanish Grand Prix by nearly 10 seconds in a dominant performance in front of his home fans on Sunday to close the gap on championship leader Sebastian Vettel and get back in the Formula One title race. Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen finished second for the third straight race, with Alonso's Ferrari teammate ... Sun, 12 May 2013 15:06:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2080174-alonso-thrills-fans-with-spanish-gp-win.html 2013-05-12T15:06:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078704-massa-sets-fastest-time-final-practice-spain.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was fastest in the third and final practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday, edging Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen by .006 seconds. Times started to drop after the medium tires came out late in the session, and Massa took advantage to clock a fastest lap of 1 minute, 21.901 seconds in mostly sunny ... Sat, 11 May 2013 11:31:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078704-massa-sets-fastest-time-final-practice-spain.html 2013-05-11T11:31:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2035066-red-bulls-sebastian-vettel-wins-bahrain-gp.html SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Sebastian Vettel gave a reminder of how dominant he can be when he's at his best. The Red Bull driver won his second straight Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, easily beating Lotus drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean in a display that will bolster his chances of winning a fourth consecutive championship. "Fant... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:03:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2035066-red-bulls-sebastian-vettel-wins-bahrain-gp.html 2013-04-21T18:03:39Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2034622-red-bulls-vettel-wins-bahrain-gp.html SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Three-time world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix Sunday, easily beating Lotus drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean in a race that has been the target of rights groups and anti-government protesters in the divided nation. It was a dominant performance for the Red Bull driver, who grabbed the lead for good o... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:20:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2034622-red-bulls-vettel-wins-bahrain-gp.html 2013-04-21T14:20:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033270-mercedes-nico-rosberg-takes-pole-bahrain-gp.html SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg took pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday, finishing ahead of Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull and Fernando Alonso of Ferrari for the event held amid anti-government protests in the divided nation. Rosberg posted his second career pole and the best performance of the year for the 27-year-old G... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033270-mercedes-nico-rosberg-takes-pole-bahrain-gp.html 2013-04-20T14:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033060-alonso-fastest-final-practice-bahrain.html SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso recovered from a spin Saturday to post the fastest lap in the third and final Formula One practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Looking for his second consecutive victory after ending a 12-race drought in China last weekend, Alonso completed a lap in 1:33.247 to finish 0.101 head of three-time d... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:27:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2033060-alonso-fastest-final-practice-bahrain.html 2013-04-20T11:27:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2019914-alonso-remains-realistic-title-chances.html SHANGHAI (AP) — Fernando Alonso has "no illusions" about his prospects in the Formula One championship despite ending a 12-race drought with a commanding victory at the Chinese Grand Prix. The dozen races without a win was the Ferrari driver's longest barren period since his winless 2009 season, and represented a sharp change of fortunes after a Did-Not-F... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:30:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2019914-alonso-remains-realistic-title-chances.html 2013-04-15T08:30:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2018532-ferraris-alonso-wins-f1-chinese-gp-with-ease.html SHANGHAI (AP) — Fernando Alonso's win at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday announced the Ferrari driver as a strong contender for the Formula One championship after a comfortable victory. Alonso took the lead for good with 13 laps to go and won by 10 seconds ahead of Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen. Pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes finished third, just two ten... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:03:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2018532-ferraris-alonso-wins-f1-chinese-gp-with-ease.html 2013-04-14T14:03:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2018326-ferraris-alonso-wins-f1-chinese-gp.html SHANGHAI (AP) — Fernando Alonso's win at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday announced the Ferrari driver as a strong contender for the Formula One championship after a comfortable victory in which he claimed to have plenty to spare. Alonso took the lead for good with 13 laps to go and won by 10 seconds from Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen, with pole sitter Lewis Hami... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:25:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2018326-ferraris-alonso-wins-f1-chinese-gp.html 2013-04-14T10:25:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2017340-mercedes-hamilton-takes-pole-f1-chinese-gp.html SHANGHAI (AP) — Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took the pole position for Formula One's Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton's best time Saturday at the Shanghai International Circuit was 1 minute, 34.484 seconds, qualifying a quarter of a second ahead of Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso will start third in Sunday's race. "It's... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 09:58:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2017340-mercedes-hamilton-takes-pole-f1-chinese-gp.html 2013-04-13T09:58:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1976208-vettel-red-bull-wins-malaysian-gp.html SEPANG, Malaysia (AP) — Sebastian Vettel's 27th victory in Formula One didn't earn him a lot of admiration. He even had to apologize for it. The three-time defending champion ignored team orders Sunday and overtook fellow Red Bull driver Mark Webber toward the end to win the Malaysian Grand Prix, having been told to stand down and cruise to a 1-2 finish. ... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:13:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1976208-vettel-red-bull-wins-malaysian-gp.html 2013-03-24T14:13:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1974948-sebastian-vettel-takes-pole-malaysian-gp.html SEPANG, Malaysia (AP) — Three-time defending Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull won pole position at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Saturday, edging the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso just as the rain-affected qualifying ended. It was the second pole in a row and 38th overall for the German, who finished third at the season-openi... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:13:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1974948-sebastian-vettel-takes-pole-malaysian-gp.html 2013-03-23T12:13:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1972296-raikkonen-fastest-second-malaysian-practice.html SEPANG, Malaysia (AP) — Kimi Raikkonen continued his surprisingly strong start to the Formula One season, posting the fastest time in the second practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix, outpacing defending champion Sebastian Vettel before rain hit the circuit Friday. The Lotus driver sent a clear message that his victory at the season-opening Australian Gran... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:50:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1972296-raikkonen-fastest-second-malaysian-practice.html 2013-03-22T08:50:27Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1960524-lotus-raikkonen-wins-f1s-australian-gp.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Kimi Raikkonen won Formula One's season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, jumpstarting Lotus' bid to challenge the series' bigger teams for the 2013 championship. Raikkonen took the lead for good on lap 43 of 58 in a race that had seven different leaders, and had the luxury of driving conservatively in the closing laps w... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:40:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1960524-lotus-raikkonen-wins-f1s-australian-gp.html 2013-03-17T09:40:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1953984-f1s-vettel-alonso-take-opposing-approaches.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel and his chief rival Fernando Alonso head into this weekend's season opener with opposing views about recent history. One is trying hard to ignore it, while the other is using it as a spur. Red Bull's Vettel enters this season with three straight world championships under his belt and ... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:06:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1953984-f1s-vettel-alonso-take-opposing-approaches.html 2013-03-14T09:06:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1730700-fia-explanation-ferrari-passing-case.html ROME (AP) — Formula One's governing body said Thursday that it will explain to Ferrari why it did not penalize Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel for an overtaking maneuver in the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. FIA believes there is no cause for Ferrari to lodge an appeal that, if successful, would strip Vettel of the F1 title and give it to Ferrari dr... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1730700-fia-explanation-ferrari-passing-case.html 2012-11-29T12:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1722998-column-formula-better-than-2012.html One of the most enthralling seasons of racing in recent memory finished with one of the most exciting races ever. Surely, Formula One cannot get much better than in 2012. Our hearts surely wouldn't stand it. But next year could be special, too. Unpredictable to the last lap. Competitive. Largely fair. With a deserving champion, Sebastian Vettel, pushed to... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1722998-column-formula-better-than-2012.html 2012-11-25T23:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1722870-vettel-wins-f1-title-again-button-takes-brazil-gp.html SAO PAULO (AP) — Sebastian Vettel found himself spinning around on the track just after the start, watching helplessly as other cars whizzed past him. His Formula One title hopes seemed to be drifting away with them. It was only the start of Vettel's problems Sunday in what he called the toughest race of his career. But he overcame all of them and came aw... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1722870-vettel-wins-f1-title-again-button-takes-brazil-gp.html 2012-11-25T20:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1722624-vettel-wins-3rd-straight-f1-title-brazil.html SAO PAULO (AP) — Sebastian Vettel captured his third straight Formula One championship title Sunday, overcoming a first-lap crash to finish sixth in a Brazilian Grand Prix won by Jenson Button under pouring rain. "It's difficult to find the right words," said Vettel, who at 25 became the youngest three-time champion in F1. "It's unbelievable. I'm still f... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 18:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1722624-vettel-wins-3rd-straight-f1-title-brazil.html 2012-11-25T18:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1721526-hamilton-wins-pole-position-brazilian-gp.html SAO PAULO (AP) — Lewis Hamilton won the pole position for the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday, while Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel will start fourth and title challenger Fernando Alonso seventh. Hamilton set a lap of 1 minute, 12.458 seconds with his McLaren at Interlagos, just .055 in front of teammate Jenson Button. Vettel's Red Bul... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1721526-hamilton-wins-pole-position-brazilian-gp.html 2012-11-24T18:38:00Z