Alonso wins Singapore Grand Prix

by jessica.lam | September 28, 2008 at 10:49 am
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Singapore F1 - Fernando Alonso

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All the pre-race stories have gotten me hooked on the results and finally the race has come and gone and "El Nano" - Fernando Alonso takes the prize.

 

Renault's double world champion Fernando Alonso won his first race in more than a year on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton extended his championship lead to seven points after a sensational Singapore Grand Prix.

Ferrari's Felipe Massa, a point behind Hamilton before Formula One's first night race, suffered a potential hammer blow to his title hopes after a pitstop blunder sent him from first to last. He finished 13th and out of the points.

Germany's Nico Rosberg finished second for Williams with Hamilton third for McLaren.

Fernando Alonso Díaz (born July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Spain) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion.

On September 25, 2005 he won the World Driver's Championship title at the age of 24 years and 58 days, thus breaking Emerson Fittipaldi's record of being the youngest F1 Champion. After retaining the title the following year, Alonso also became the youngest double Champion. In 2007, he became the second F1 driver, after Michael Schumacher, to score at least 100 points for three consecutive seasons. Nicknamed El Nano, Alonso acts as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF[1] and is one of the directors of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association.


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silverlutra

Not that great a photo really, but this is Fernando Alonso learning the track on Thursday evening. :) Fernando was very kind after the race this evening, spending a fair amount of time signing and having photos taken with his fans. So good to see him win after the disappointment of qualifying.

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at 14:02 on September 28th, 2008

jessica.lam, I like this story. It's good stuff.

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Ignacio Manchado

Very good story about Alonso's win!, He is the best driver of Formula1!.

You can use my photos in the story, but you must quote from where you take it and and my website: http://ar.geocities.com/imanchad

 

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eyesthruthelens

Alonso.. at last, one of the best F1 driver started winning again this year.

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