Fernando Alonso is a father!<\/p>\n
Aston Martin confirmed the joyous news on Friday when \u201cel padre\u201d arrived in the Suzuka paddock ahead of Friday\u2019s practice for the Japanese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
Fernando Alonso father news confirmed by Aston Martin<\/p>\n
Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google<\/a> to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/p>\n Earlier this week Aston Martin announced that reserve driver Jak Crawford would replace Alonso<\/a> for FP1 at Suzuka, a decision that raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n Not only is Suzuka the third round in an all-new technical era, meaning the drivers need as much track time as they can get, but it is not a common venue for teams to tick off a rookie FP1.<\/p>\n Two days later, the team revealed Alonso would not be present for Thursday\u2019s media day.<\/p>\n \u201cFernando is arriving slightly later this weekend for personal family reasons and won\u2019t be attending media day at the Japanese Grand Prix,\u201d said the Silverstone-based team.<\/p>\n \u201cAll is well and he will be at the track in time for Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n The team did not go into further detail, nor would PlanetF1.com speculate about the reason why, amidst rumours that Alonso and his partner Melissa Jim\u00e9nez were expecting the birth of their first child.<\/p>\n More from Aston Martin on PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n Lance Stroll quizzed on Adrian Newey after Aston Martin statement<\/a><\/p>\n Aston Martin given Suzuka lifeline as Honda targets long-awaited race finish<\/a><\/p>\n That news, though, has now been confirmed by Aston Martin.<\/p>\n \u201cEl padre arrives in Suzuka,\u201d the team wrote on social media as Alonso arrived in the paddock on Friday.<\/p>\n El padre arrives in Suzuka.#JapaneseGP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TnnlESwEgq<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Alonso is the fourth driver on the F1 2026 grid to call himself \u2018dad\u2019, after Sergio Perez, Nico Hulkenberg and Max Verstappen.<\/p>\n The Spaniard was asked about the arrival of his first child by Spaniard outlet DAZN.<\/p>\n \u201cA little stress and worry, everything turned out well, both the mom and the baby,\u201d he said. \u201cVery happy, a super happy moment, very special.\u201d<\/p>\n Prior to Aston Martin\u2019s social media post, Franco Colapinto let slip that Alonso had become a rather when he was interviewed by ESPN.<\/p>\n Colapinto said: \u201cAlonso is a father.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked if it was confirmed, the Alpine driver said he knew \u201call the gossip\u201d and was going to call the Spaniard \u201cdaddy\u201d from now on.<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n