F1: Fernando Alonso to join Aston Martin in 2023

Fernando Alonso will replace Sebastian Vettel who will be retiring at the end of the 2022 season.

Fernando Alonso will be joining the Aston Martin F1 team in 2023. The two-time Formula One World Champion will move from Alpine to Aston Martin from the start of the 2023 season. Alonso is said to have signed a multi-year contract with Aston Martin.

Fernando Alonso will replace Sebastian Vettel who announced that he would be retiring from the sport at the end of the 2022 season, last week.

The two-time F1 world champion re-joined the sport in 2021 with Alpine, after taking a two-year sabbatical from the sport. He even managed to score a podium at the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix.

Alpine now has a seat vacant alongside Esteban Ocon for the 2023 season, with many favouring young driver Oscar Piastri to make his F1 debut.