Two-time champion Fernando Alonso is to drive for Aston Martin from 2023 on a multi-year contract.
The 41-year-old Spaniard, who has iraced for Alpine since 2021, will replace Sebastian Vettel following the German’s retirement at the end of the season.
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Alonso, F1 champion in 2005 and 2006, returned to the sport in 2021 after a two-year hiatus racing elsewhere.
The move has come as a surprise within F1 – and is a blow to Alpine, where Alonso has been outperforming team-mate Estasban Ocon this season, although he is behind the Frenchman in the championship as a result of a series of reliability problems.
