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Fernando Alonso Becomes Official F1 Pilot #F1 #Fvdigital

Summary by Felix Victorino
On February 5, 2001, it is a historic date for Fernando Alonso: that day he became a Formula 1 driver. His manager, Flavio Briatore, then announced his promotion to the “queen category” of motor racing as a starting driver of Minardi for 2001, when he was still 19 years old. Flavio Briatore, now well-known businessman knew of Alonso’s existence two seasons before, in 1999, when the driver finished fourth in Formula 3000 and impressed everyone wi…
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On February 5, 2001, it is a historic date for Fernando Alonso: that day he became a Formula 1 driver. His manager, Flavio Briatore, then announced his promotion to the “queen category” of motor racing as a starting driver of Minardi for 2001, when he was still 19 years old. Flavio Briatore, now well-known businessman knew of Alonso’s existence two seasons before, in 1999, when the driver finished fourth in Formula 3000 and impressed everyone wi…

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Felix Victorino broke the news in on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
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