McLaren continue to move in the right direction, but Fernando Alonso admits the Austrian GP will be "a difficult grand prix - a little bit painful"... read more »

Fernando Alonso says he is encouraged by the improvements made by McLaren though concedes he is braced for a tough Austrian Grand Prix due to a series of penalties. Alonso... read more »

Romain Grosjean made it into Q3, but failed to set a time due to a brake issue while Fernando Alonso managed to get out of Q1... read more »

Ahead of Saturday's qualifying for the Austrian GP, both Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso are sitting on 25-place grid penalties each... read more »

Fernando Alonso's 20-place penalty for the Austrian Grand Prix has turned into 25 after McLaren was forced to change his gearbox after a stoppage in FP3. Alonso was handed... read more »

Sebastian Vettel remained quickest from second practice for Ferrari, making the prospect of a close qualifying battle a real possibility in Austria. Key points from FP3: -... read more »

Sebastian Vettel set the quickest time during the final practice session for the Austrian Grand Prix before predicted rain swept in at the Red Bull Ring. Vettel posted a time... read more »

Fernando Alonso says he is sacrificing the Austrian Grand Prix weekend in favour of it being a 'test' session... and says it won't be the last read more »

Jenson Button is expecting to join McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso and Red Bull pair Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat in sustaining a grid penalty at the Austrian Grand... read more »

McLaren-Honda drivers Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso will go into the Austrian Grand Prix with massive grid penalties after further problems in Red Bull Ring Formula 1 practice read more »

Fernando Alonso says McLaren has to treat the Austrian Grand Prix as an extended test session after receiving a 20-place grid penalty ahead of the race and losing vital set-up... read more »

Jenson Button expects to join Fernando Alonso in being hit by more than one grid penalty for the Austrian GP, but says he may yet run the new McLaren nose read more »

McLaren's new shorter nose broke cover in Austria on Fernando Alonso's car following a successful crash test last week, having already failed multiple times prior to... read more »

Fernando Alonso will land a 20 place grid penalty - and also a penalty in the race - for a change of ICE and MGU-H. read more »

As expected, Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso have both incurred grid penalties for Sunday's Austrian GP. read more »

Fernando Alonso could be hit with a drive-through penalty at the Austrian GP as the McLaren driver has a 20-place grid penalty... read more »

Fernando Alonso will start the Austrian Grand Prix from the back of the grid and face an in-race penalty after an engine change earned him a 20-place grid demotion. Alonso... read more »

Fernando Alonso is facing a 20-place grid penalty at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, after exceeding his engine allowance with three new… read more »

Fernando Alonso is set for a further struggle at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix after McLaren added a fifth Internal Combustion Engine [ICE], Turbocharger [TC[ and... read more »

Nico Rosberg gets the ball rolling for Mercedes in Austria, but Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso endure costly mechanical issues. read more »

Fernando Alonso says he remains keen to tackle Le Mans in the near future... whereas Lewis Hamilton hasn't watched a race there before. read more »

Jenson Button made a strange comment on Thursday in the Austrian paddock when he said he wants team-mate Fernando Alonso to be quicker than him in Austria. It's a comment... read more »

Fernando Alonso is one of a number of drivers who hopes to drive in Le Mans 24 Hours in the next few years after seeing Force India's Nico Hulkenberg win the event this... read more »

Austrian GP: Thursday F1 press conference with Daniel Ricciardo, Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz Jr, Nico Rosberg, Nico Hulkenberg and Sebastian Vettel read more »

Today's press conference with Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg, Daniel Ricciardo, Nico Rosberg, Carlos Sainz and Sebastian Vettel. read more »