Profile: Fernando Alonso

     

This photo is from Fernando Alonso.

He is a Formula One racing driver and two-times World Champion.

He is Spanish, son of José Luiz Alonso and Ana Diaz. He was born on July 29th of 1981, in Oviedo.

He has short light brown hair and green eyes. Fernando is not tall, measuring 1,71m and weighs 68kg.

Alonso started in karting from the age of 3. He made his Formula One debut in 2001 season with Minardi. He moved to Renault as a test driver the following year and a year later he became Renault`s official driver and was two-times World Champion in 2005 and 2006. He worked for Mclaren  in 2007 and returned to Renault in 2008. Since 2010 he is a racing driver of Ferrari and this year he may be the champion of the  italian team. He was married to Raquel del Rosario , and they split up in 2010.

He is also interested in other sports, like cycling, football and tennis. 

Fernando Alonso acts as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. In 2011 he drew a golden helmet to raise funds for a charity auction and recently give overalls and gloves autographed to to instituition that helps patients with spinal cord injuries.

I chose to talk about Fernando Alonso because currently he is the best Fomula One racing driver. 

                                                           By: Luiz Fernando Ferreira da Silva