He\u2019s also enjoyed plenty of success of his own, with Renault handing Alonso two championship-winning cars in 2005 and 2006.<\/p>\n
His most recent efforts in Formula 1<\/a>, after a brief retirement from the sport, have come with Alpine and Aston Martin<\/a>.<\/p>\n Position Constructors’ Standings PointsPts 1 559 2 260 3 236 4 194 5 70 6 52 7 51 8 45 9 35 10 20 <\/p>\n Although Bernie Ecclestone doesn\u2019t think Alonso is an all-time great in Formula 1<\/a>, he\u2019s still an impeccable judge of events in the paddock and the truly great drivers in the field.<\/p>\n However, when he\u2019s not on top, he\u2019s very unlikely to be keen to speak about those in a better car than he has, as F1 commentator Harry Benjamin<\/a> discovered to his detriment.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso\u2019s life outside F1 from net worth to Cars 2<\/a><\/p>\n Benjamin was asked on Lucas Stewart\u2019s YouTube channel whether his commentary had ever got him into any awkward situations.<\/p>\n He responded: \u201cI think the short answer is no. Has it led to me getting some blunt answers? Absolutely.<\/p>\n \u201cI made the mistake of asking Fernando Alonso something about it, it was Baku last year, and we were just off the back of papaya rules and Monza, where they arguably lost a one-two because Lando and Oscar were quite punchy with each other on the first lap.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted an answer from Fernando about what he thought about that because he\u2019s been subject to team orders before and been on the good and the bad side of it.<\/p>\n CategoryLance StrollFernando Alonso2025 points2626Grand Prix results59Grand Prix qualifying014Grand Prix wins00Grand Prix poles00Grand Prix podiums00Best finish6th5thRetirements03Retirements (classified finish)00Fastest laps00Widthdrawals 10Grand Prix points finishes45Sprint results30Sprint Qualifying12Sprint wins00Sprint poles00Sprint podiums00The 2025 F1 teammate head-to-head battle of Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso<\/p>\n \u201cHe also knows Andrea Stella really well. Andrea was his Ferrari race engineer for so many years, and at McLaren.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I just thought Fernando might have a little thought or opinion on this. The answer was no, he did not have a thought or opinion, or he did and he did not want to give it to me!<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I got rather the cold shoulder there. Obviously, that wasn\u2019t the way to ask that question. It was a good learning point for me, and I was like, I\u2019m sure there was probably a better way I could have asked that, and I might have got a better answer, but that left me a bit red-faced after that one.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter I did the interview, I got so many WhatsApps from journalists basically saying, \u2018Welcome to the club, you just got Alonso\u2019d!\u2019 It happens to everyone once.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: All to know about Aston Martin F1 Team from team principal to lineage<\/a><\/p>\n Fernando Alonso\u2019s post-race mood since joining Aston Martin will leave Andy Cowell concerned<\/p>\n When Alonso first left Alpine for Aston Martin, he was in a position to regularly challenge for podium finishes.<\/p>\n He stood on the rostrum eight times in 2023, but couldn\u2019t find a way to stop Red Bull during the most successful season in F1 history<\/a>.<\/p>\n The following season, Aston Martin had sunk into F1\u2019s midfield, and this year, there have been races where Andy Cowell\u2019s<\/a> team have been the slowest on the grid.<\/p>\n Position Drivers’ Championship PointsPts 1 284 2 275 3 187 4 172 5 151 6 109 7 64 8 54 9 37 10 27 11 26 12 26 <\/p>\n Alonso was gutted at his home race last season<\/a>, while earlier that year, Jenson Button sensed Alonso\u2019s frustration<\/a> with the position he found himself in.<\/p>\n![\"Aston](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2227606298-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Nicolas Economou\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesHarry Benjamin recalls being left \u2018red-faced\u2019 by Fernando Alonso in awkward F1 interview exchange<\/p>\n