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

Fernando Alonso will miss a Formula One race for the second season in succession after being ruled out of this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. The two-time world champion survived one of the most spectacular accidents of modern times at the recent Australian GP, but despite walking away from the wreckage of his McLaren-Honda, the Spaniard has been declared unfit to compete at the Sakhir circuit. One driver's disappointment is another's opportunity, however, and Alonso's absence will see the highly rated Stoffel Vandoorne make his long-awaited F1 debut in Bahrain. When Alonso was last ruled out of a grand prix, Kevin Magnussen was the one chosen to replace him. But the Dane is now racing in the bright-yellow colour of Renault, who have returne...

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