FERNANDO ALONSO
Spanish Formula One racing driver Fernando Alonso made a dream start at the Italian glamor formula one team ‘Ferrari’. He won ‘Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix’ trophy for Ferrari. His teammate Brazilian Felipe Massa finished in second and ‘2008 World Champion’ Britain’s Lewis Hamilton finished in third place. By winning this trophy, he became the fourth man to win on his debut for Ferrari. Fernando Alonso is a two-time World Champion of formula one racing and currently racing for Ferrari team. Alonso is considered as one of the best racing drivers of all time.
BIOGRAPHY
Fernando Alonso was born on 29th July, 1981 in Oviedo, northern Spain as the son of Jose Luis Alonso. In his childhood, Alonso participated in karting competitions by the support of his father. He won ‘Junior World Cup’, ‘Spanish Karting Championships’ and other two Spanish karting championships between 1993 and 1996. In 1998, his extraordinary talent was recognized and gave a seat in the ‘Euro Open MoviStar’ by Nissan series, and he won the championship in 1999. In 2000, he shifted into ‘Formula 3000, and he won the ‘Belgian Grand Prix’. He started his Formula One career with ‘Minardi’ in 2001 and gained attention from the faster teams like Sauber with his wonderful performance. He moved to ‘Renault’ in 2002, and he gained his first win only after 13 races. At that time, he holds the record for the youngest driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix. The year 2005 was the turning point for Fernando, because he gained the ‘ Brazilian Grand Prix Championship’, and he become the youngest ever champion at 24 years and 59 days. He preserved his title in 2006, and he became the youngest double World Champion in Formula One history. After that, he moved into ‘McLaren’ and after the one year, he returned to Renault F1 Team. In 2000, he moved into ‘Ferrari’ partnered with Felipe Massa. Now he made a dream debut for Ferrar team by winning the ‘Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix’ trophy. Alonso currently lives in Oxford, England, with his wife Spanish pop singer Raquel del Rosario. In addition to the formula one racing, she showed interests in other sports, like cycling, football and tennis.

