Alonso plane crash story rubbished

Eurosport - Tue, 06 Jan 17:23:00 2009

Fernando Alonso's agent has denied reports that the former Formula One world champion was involved in a plane crash in Kenya at the weekend.

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The Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera had reported that the Renault driver had escaped unhurt after being in a plane crash in Malindi, Kenya.

It was reported that Alonso and his family were in the process of taking off around 18:00 on Sunday when the private jet touched an airport building and damaged a wing.

However, his agent Luis Garcia Abad has rubbished the claim.

"It seems that the plane took a blow while they were parking it," said Luis Garcia Abad. "Fernando wasn't even inside the aircraft.

"We didn't give it the slightest importance and because of that this commotion surprises us. It doesn't even qualify as an accident."

The two-time world champion was in Kenya for a New Year's Eve party being hosted by Renault boss Flavio Briatore.

Seán Fay / Eurosport

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  1. The 2008 season definitely has not been buried­ then.......

    From , on Wed 7 Jan 2:47AM

  2. SlimJ,
    What are you smoking?????
    you need to change­ your name to Dimj:-)))))

    From MGA, on Wed 7 Jan 2:31AM

  3. Button hurt in plane accident ... seems like the­ elastic band broke when he was winding up propeller.

    From slimj, on Wed 7 Jan 2:11AM

  4. Patarac - what case?

    From BigBill, on Wed 7 Jan 1:55AM

  5. Great story from the global media.

    From rigsbyshouse, on Wed 7 Jan 12:47AM

  6. McLaren team are feeling on top of the world.

    The­ Woking-based giants have topped a popularity poll ahead­ of Ferrari and the rest in a wide-ranging survey­ spanning 160 countries and involving 70,000­ people.

    The Global Fan Survey, conducted by F1 Racing­ and banking giant ING, has revealed that McLaren have­ overturned a Ferrari majority in quite dramatic style,­ rising from 21% two years ago to 29%.

    In the same­ timescale, Ferrari have dipped from 30% to 28% - with­ the Lewis Hamilton factor thought to have had a huge­ impact on the voting.

    More than two-thirds of those­ who took part in the online voting (68%) said that they­ had followed F1 for 10 years or more and a third said­ they go to at least one Grand Prix a year. The next­ favourite outfits, outside of the top two, were­ Williams and Renault, who each polled 6%.

    “For­ Vodafone McLaren Mercedes to top this global survey of­ F1 fans is fantastic,” McLaren’s chief operating­ officer Martin Whitmarsh told F1 Racing.

    From rigsbyshouse, on Wed 7 Jan 12:44AM

  7. It's the same old, same old, from the lovely­ Italian Press. I see the 2008 season hasn't been­ buried yet.........

    From , on Wed 7 Jan 12:17AM
  8. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    as for the welsh,,,shove it up your a$&e,as for­ alonso,who gives a @#$%,and as for hamilton ,it was one­ big con,he was the only one who was ever gonna win the­ title,which stinks of a cover up,as far as i am­ concerned f1 is as corrupt as the bulgarian mafia``

    From andywyatt37, on Tue 6 Jan 10:22PM

  9. "i tell you this once my f1 hoes i tell you again­ ths story must have been made up by the mclaren men.­ they say mr alonso in the plane crash as they are­ creating the smoke screen so they can steal more f1­ secrets.
    FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THAT IS HONEST IN F1,­ MCLAREN ME SHOULD GIVE THE TITLE TO MR MASSA WHILST­ BOWING THEIR HEAD IN THE SHAME."

    I rest my case.

    From Patarac, on Tue 6 Jan 10:02PM

  10. I was on the aircraft, so was alonso; he was sat next­ to Ayrton Senna.

    From KarlB, on Tue 6 Jan 9:44PM

  11. It's a bit worrying Cyrano, nice to have seen you­ anyway. Happy New Year.

    From m.e.jenner, on Tue 6 Jan 8:54PM

  12. So after a few months of absence I come back for a peek­ and find the stupid comments have become - unbelievably­ - even MORE stupid. I'm outta here again until all­ the dimwit kids get tired of ruining this site.

    From Cyrano, on Tue 6 Jan 8:32PM

  13. I TYSON - i know taffy is welsh, thats part of the­ insult. you really have to spoon feed some people dont­ you.

    From tanis, on Tue 6 Jan 7:25PM

  14. tysun/clarke must be banned for such peevish kids­ remarks

    From ace.firstserve, on Tue 6 Jan 6:59PM

  15. Hi if what his agent is saying is true that he is not­ in the aircraft that got crash than why did they made­ that comment to the whole world to hear it is very bad­ of them to say that so next time they have to be sure­ of what they say to people thanks.

    From samson, on Tue 6 Jan 6:51PM

  16. MARNIO IS NOW : CLARK C !

    From I TYSON, on Tue 6 Jan 5:29PM

  17. WHO CARES CONTINUE TO TELL PEOPLE MORE LIES ONE DAY YOU­ WILL PAY FOR IT

    From oyedeji, on Tue 6 Jan 5:27PM

  18. tanis h, taffy is welsh

    From I TYSON, on Tue 6 Jan 5:07PM

  19. andyusaint, well said got to agree

    From I TYSON, on Tue 6 Jan 5:05PM

  20. andywyatt37, after reading your post, you seem bitter­ and twisted over something, is it because it's­ called a spoilt brat !

    From I TYSON, on Tue 6 Jan 5:04PM
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