Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Fernando Alonso, Mercedes and More

Fernando Alonso wasn't going to toe the McLaren-Honda party line forever. The two-time world champion had said all the right things in public—telling the official Formula One website, for instance, how "we are all united" and "committed to this project"—but the frustration of the team's lack of performance was bound to appear at some point. And that point came in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix when Alonso refused to follow the instructions of the team, putting himself before the side. The Spaniard has defended his comments over the pit-to-car radio, but the damage has been done and it is clear that, behind the PR-speak, the team are far from united. The unity of Mercedes was questioned following the Silver Arrows' pit-stop blunder...

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