Why did Alonso leave Ferrari in 2014?
Alonso had severe disagreements with team principal Marco Mattiacci in 2014 and left Ferrari after contract negotiations to remain at the team fell through. He rejoined McLaren on a three-year contract from 2015 to 2017 with no opt-out clauses. When Alonso left F1 at the end of 2018, after four torrid and disappointing years with McLaren, he said it was not because he couldn’t get a drive at a top team – though in reality, there were no seats at the big teams available – but rather because he wanted to take on bigger challenges outside of Formula 1.
Who was the Ferrari driver that crashed?
Charles Leclerc brought out the red flags early on during the first practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix as he unexpectedly crashed into the barrier, giving Ferrari a significant repair job ahead of the rest of the weekend. On the back of his strongest season in Formula 1 with McLaren in 2019, Ferrari opted to sign Sainz as a replacement for Sebastian Vettel before a competitive lap had been raced in 2020, announcing in May that the Spaniard would drive alongside Charles Leclerc for 2021.Carlos Sainz, the driver who charmed Ferrari fans for four years with his consistent performances, will now pilot a Williams car in 2025. After being replaced at Ferrari, Sainz embarks on a new journey with Williams.On This Day in 2018, Ferrari announced Charles Leclerc would replace Kimi Raikkonen from 2019.Charles Leclerc — the pride of Monaco and Ferrari’s golden boy. With nerves of steel and a heart that beats red, he’s more than just a Formula 1 driver — he’s a racer born to chase greatness.Sainz signed for Ferrari in 2021, replacing Sebastian Vettel to partner Charles Leclerc.
Who was the Ferrari driver who burned his face?
When Formula 1 racing driver Niki Lauda spoke to the BBC in 1977, his face bore testimony to the trauma he had endured during the German Grand Prix. Trapped inside the burning wreckage of his smashed Ferrari on the Nürburgring circuit, Lauda had been badly scarred and had lost part of his ear to the flames. Lunger is perhaps most renowned for being one of the drivers, along with Guy Edwards, Arturo Merzario and Harald Ertl, who saved Niki Lauda from his burning car during the 1976 German Grand Prix. Lunger described Lauda’s accident which occurred on the 2nd lap.
Did Alonso win Le Mans?
Alonso was the F1 World Champion for 2005 and 2006, as well as the winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2018 and 2019. The only two drivers to have won an F1 race and the Le Mans 24 Hours outright in the 21st century 🙂↕️ Fernando Alonso: 32 F1 wins, 2 Le Mans 24 wins (2018, 19) Robert Kubica: 1 F1 win, 1 Le Mans 24 win (2025) Legends! Mat Watwat, el Toyota rival de Alonso era tan fuerte como todos los rivales de Robert juntos.
Who drove the Ferrari F14T?
It was driven by former World Drivers’ Champions Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen, who came from a two-year stint at Lotus Renault to rejoin the team after a five-year absence. The F14 T was designed to use Ferrari’s new 1. V6 turbocharged engine, the 059/3, replacing the 2. V8 from the F138. All of the cars in F1 will be fitted with 1. Ferrari, Mercedes and Renault will between them supply all of the teams until 2015 when Honda arrives to supply McLaren, and depending on which team is awarded the empty slot on the grid in 2015 potentially Ford as well.