Toyota drivers Kazuki Nakajima, Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Buemi claimed their second consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans victory Sunday, but only after some bad luck scuttled their sister car's hopes of a win. With their fifth win of the season, Nakajima, Spaniard Alonso and ...
Kazuki Nakajima helps lead 1-2 finish for Toyota in 24 Hours of Le Mans
Kazuki Nakajima drove his Toyota to victory on Sunday in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, giving the top spot on the podium to a Japanese manufacturer for the first time since 1991. Nakajima and co-drivers Sebastien Buemi and Fernando Alonso made 388 laps at ...
Kazuki Nakajima puts Fernando Alonso's Toyota on provisional pole at 24 Hours of Le Mans
Kazuki Nakajima put the Toyota he shares with double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso on provisional pole for the 24 Hours of Le Mans sportscar race on Wednesday night. Nakajima lapped the dry Sarthe circuit with a fastest time of 3 minutes, 17.270 seconds ...
McLaren Honda on Wednesday gave its star driver the opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream when it handed Fernando Alonso a spot on the starting grid for the Indianapolis 500. The shock announcement means the two-time Formula One champion will miss the Monaco Grand Prix, ...
Alonso feels Honda's all-Japanese approach bearing fruit
An underwhelming return to Formula One for Honda last year came to a head at the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix when McLaren's two-time world champion Fernando Alonso said his Japanese-built engine was "embarrassing" over team radio for all the world to hear. With McLaren-Honda returning ...
After major crash, Alonso to miss Bahrain GP due to safety concerns
McLaren's Fernando Alonso has been ruled out of Sunday's Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix on medical grounds following his huge crash in the Australian season-opener on March 20. The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement that the decision had been taken after ...
Honda Formula One has decided to end the tenure of motorsport chief Yasuhisa Arai at a Honda board meeting on Tuesday, motorsport.com reported. Arai had been at the helm of the Japanese engine manufacturer's efforts in the sport since it announced its return to Formula ...
