Only one place to start with Thursday’s F1 news roundup: Fernando Alonso has ended speculation that he could replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for 2025 by signing a new contact with Aston Martin.Aston Martin confirmed new Fernando Alonso contract signed
Yet Alonso is to remain with his current team, booking himself in for a reunion with his old friends Honda in 2026…Mercedes have confirmed that front wing endplate damage contributed to Lewis Hamilton’s miserable Japanese Grand Prix, exacerbating his struggles with understeer. Alonso and Russell have established something of a rivalry in recent weeks after the Aston Martin driver was hit with a 20-second time penalty for “potentially dangerous driving” in defence against Russell in the closing laps of the Australian Grand Prix.