Motor racing-Alonso to race for Aston Martin from 2023 season


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - French Grand Prix - Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France - July 21, 2022 Alpine's Fernando Alonso ahead of the French Grand Prix REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

(Reuters) -Two times Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso will race for Aston Martin from 2023 after the 41-year-old Spaniard signed a multi-year contract, the team announced on Monday.

Alonso joins from Renault-owned Alpine as replacement for Germany's four times world champion Sebastian Vettel, 35, who last week announced his retirement at the end of the current season.

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