Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Fernando Alonso, Mercedes and More

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Published: June 8, 2015

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Fernando Alonso wasn't going to toe the McLaren-Honda party line forever.

The two-time world champion had said all the right things in public—telling the official Formula One website, for instance, how "we are all united" and "committed to this project"—but the frustration of the team's lack of performance was bound to appear at some point.

And that point came in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix when Alonso refused to follow the instructions of the team, putting himself before the side. The Spaniard has defended his comments over the pit-to-car radio, but the damage has been done and it is clear that, behind the PR-speak, the team are far from united.

The unity of Mercedes was questioned following the Silver Arrows' pit-stop blunder in the Monaco Grand Prix, which cost Lewis Hamilton a certain victory.

It was unclear whether that mishap would harm the trust between driver and team, but all seemed well in Montreal as Mercedes secured yet another one-two finish, with team boss Toto Wolff stressing the importance of banishing the memories of Monte Carlo.

Mercedes' reliability issues opened the door for Daniel Ricciardo to record his first F1 win in Canada a year ago, but this year's event was humbling for the Australian, who finished well outside the points.

So disappointing was Ricciardo's performance, in fact, that the three-time grand prix victor has distanced himself from the blame, saying Red Bull's car, and not its driver, was the reason behind his struggles.

Also blaming his machinery was Kimi Raikkonen, who spun his car at the hairpin for the second successive Canadian GP. It cost the Finnish driver a second podium finish of the year, but Raikkonen has claimed a technical quirk was behind his loss of control.

Meanwhile, Raikkonen's former Lotus team-mate, Romain Grosjean, saw his race ruined after colliding with the Manor car of Will Stevens, who has explaine...
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