https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An 11-year-old boy died on Sunday from injuries sustained during a karting accident at two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso's track in northern Spain, the Spanish racing federation said. https://www.thelocal.es/20170424/boy-killed-in-karting-accident-in-spain Mon, 24 Apr 2017 18:50:10 +0200 boy-killed-in-karting-accident-in-spain Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso was airlifted to hospital after crashing his McLaren on Sunday's final morning of the second pre-season test in Barcelona. https://www.thelocal.es/20150223/alonso-taken-to-hospital-after-testing-crash Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:16:35 +0100 alonso-taken-to-hospital-after-testing-crash Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso's five-year spell with Ferrari will be over at the end of the season after the Italian 'Scuderia' confirmed the Spaniard's departure on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141120/f1-world-champion-alonso-to-leave-ferrari Thu, 20 Nov 2014 12:17:00 +0100 f1-world-champion-alonso-to-leave-ferrari Spanish Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso did what millions of teenage girls worldwide would never contemplate on the weekend: he turned down the chance to meet pop superstar Justin Bieber. https://www.thelocal.es/20140526/justin-bieber-snubbed-by-busy-fernando-alonso Mon, 26 May 2014 15:15:00 +0200 justin-bieber-snubbed-by-busy-fernando-alonso Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari announced on Thursday it will open a 100-million-euro ($139 million) amusement park in 2016 with rides and a five-star hotel in Spain, its first such venture in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20140314/ferrari-to-open-100m-theme-park-in-spain Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:28:08 +0100 ferrari-to-open-100m-theme-park-in-spain Spain's Fernando Alonso has sent out a message of support to fellow Formula One driver Michael Schumacher after he was critically injured in a skiing accident in France on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131230/get-well-soon-michael-alonso-to-schumacher Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:00:00 +0100 get-well-soon-michael-alonso-to-schumacher Former Formula 1 test driver Maria de Villota died from natural causes, a source close to the case has confirmed after an autopsy was carried out on her body on Friday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.es/20131011/spains-female-formula-one-driver-in-mystery-death Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:30:00 +0200 spains-female-formula-one-driver-in-mystery-death The deal for Spanish two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso to rescue the financially stricken Euskaltel Euskadi cycling team has collapsed, both parties confirmed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130924/fernando-alonsos-cycling-team-dream-collapses Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:20:00 +0200 fernando-alonsos-cycling-team-dream-collapses Spanish formula One driver Fernando Alonso has been ticked off by his bosses at Ferrari after he slammed the cars he had been given to drive. https://www.thelocal.es/20130731/ferrari-boss-blasts-alonso-over-car-comments Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:35:00 +0200 ferrari-boss-blasts-alonso-over-car-comments Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso on Sunday tried to distance himself from speculation that he is considering a switch from Ferrari to partner defending champion Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull next year. https://www.thelocal.es/20130729/fernando-alonso-laughs-off-red-bull-rumours Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:50:32 +0200 fernando-alonso-laughs-off-red-bull-rumours Two-time champion Fernando Alonso paid a warm tribute to his Ferrari team and the massive Spanish crowd on Sunday after he drove to a dominant victory for Ferrari at the Spanish Grand Prix. https://www.thelocal.es/20130513/alonso-thrills-spain-with-stylish-f1-win Mon, 13 May 2013 12:12:30 +0200 alonso-thrills-spain-with-stylish-f1-win Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso has been sued after attacking a paparazzo and breaking his camera for allegedly taking photos of the F1 driver’s new girlfriend, Russian model Dasha Kapustina. https://www.thelocal.es/20130510/paparazzi-sues-f1s-fernando-alonso-over-attack Fri, 10 May 2013 16:19:00 +0200 paparazzi-sues-f1s-fernando-alonso-over-attack Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso won a drama-packed Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on Sunday, well ahead of the Lotus of Kimi Raikkonen and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. https://www.thelocal.es/20130415/imperious-alonso-shines-in-f1-shanghai-victory Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:08:00 +0200 imperious-alonso-shines-in-f1-shanghai-victory Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was left to rue a costly miscalculation in Malaysia after he was forced to retire on the second lap of his 200th grand prix on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130325/alonso-sees-red-after-200th-gp-error Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:26:00 +0100 alonso-sees-red-after-200th-gp-error Forbes magazine has just put together its annual rankings of the world's highest-paid athletes in advertising terms. Which Spanish sports star do you think is the 'King Midas' of endorsements? https://www.thelocal.es/20130301/who-is-spains-highest-paid-sportsman Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:48:00 +0100 who-is-spains-highest-paid-sportsman Former two-time world champion Fernando Alonso gave gas in his new Ferrari to clock the best time on the third day of pre-season Formula One testing at the Catalunya circuit on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130222/alonso-burns-rubber-in-pre-season-warm-up Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:24:00 +0100 alonso-burns-rubber-in-pre-season-warm-up