How Fernando Alonso Came Close to Driving the Pope

Security Said No to Alonso. So Did His Car

Picture Fernando Alonso, master of tidy chaos, being lined up to drive the slowest, holiest ride on Earth — and that’s only the warm-up. Between a Popemobile idea that hit a brick wall and a moody green car that argues with him every lap, you get the funniest F1 paradox: the man trusted at full tilt, gently waved away when life needs absolute chill, now trying to turn noise into calm one small fix at a time. Curious who said “absolutely not,” wh…

How Fernando Alonso came close to driving the Pope

A Spanish executive has revealed how the country petitioned to have Fernando Alonso drive the Pope in the famous Popemobile but was turned down by the Papacy. The idea of one of the most protected...

F1 champion Fernando Alonso to drive the Popemobile? The plan, and the 'outrage', as Leo XIV heads for Spain