On this day in 2005 Fernando Alonso won his third consecutive race of the 2005 F1 season in Imola where he held off Michael Schumacher who pushed him hard until the very last corner of the race.

Fernando Alonso says he learned a lot in difficult and changeable conditions at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and says they experienced four races in one, and despite finishing only ninth and tenth he says the car was better than in the first race in Bahrain.

Fernando Alonso got a new exhaust system ahead of the second race of the season in Imola after he retired in the first race in Bahrain due to damage caused by overheating of the rear brakes.

Former F1 driver Pedro de la Rosa believes that the biggest strenght of his compatriot Fernando Alonso is his dedication and the fact that he thinks about racing 24 hours a day.

Four-time world champion and Alpine non-executive director Alain Prost believes that Fernando Alonso has already left an impact on the team and the way they work, and that his demandingness and perfectionism have a positive effect on all team members.

Fernando Alonso won the second F1 race held in Bahrain on this day in 2005 and increased his lead in the driver's championship, building a key advantage in front of Kimi Raikkonen in McLaren who will remain his only competitor in the rest of the season on his way to his first championship title.

Fernando Alonso won his only race in Australia on this day in 2006 after he started behind Jenson Button in Honda and overtook him immediately after the safety car withdrawal.

Fernando Alonso admits that in the first race of the season in Bahrain he will not be at 100% of his abilities after two years outside of Formula 1, but he believes that in a few races he can return to the highest level.

Fernando Alonso secured his first victory in his title winning season from pole position on this day in 2005, confirming that Renault will compete for the championship title while Jarno Trulli finished second and gave Toyota's first Formula 1 podium.

Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest time for the second day in a row in the morning part of the second day of the test in Bahrain behind the wheel of a McLaren MCL35M and Fernando Alonso drove the first laps in the new Alpine A521 and set the second fastest time.