After surprising his supporters by placing third in the Australian Grand Prix, Formula One driver Fernando Alonso announced that he and his long-term partner Andrea Schlager had broken up.
With a picture of himself and Schlager and a statement that said, “We wanted to tell you that our relationship as a couple ended,” Alonso announced the news on his Instagram account.
We’ve had the good fortune to spend wonderful times together, and we shall continue to do so, but with a new kind of love.
We have been working together on a variety of projects, both on and off track, as you have undoubtedly noticed, and we will continue to do so out of a great love and respect for one another.
We felt it was time to let you all know because of your overwhelming support. I’m grateful for that. Love, Fer and Andrea.
Along with thanking their supporters, the couple said they would keep working on other projects together out of love and respect for one another.
Through her F1 obligations, Schlager—a sports commentator with a background in the F1 paddock—met the Spanish racer. Their connection, which has largely remained hidden from the public, is rarely recognized.
Alonso has won the Formula One World Championship twice, in 2005 and 2006. He’s been in a number of romances; he was formerly engaged to Lara Alvarez and married to Raquel del Rosario.
Additionally, Alonso has been romantically involved with Carolina Costa, Dasha Kapustina, and Linda Morselli most recently.
Alonso is childless despite his previous partnerships. He stated in 2018 that he has “no friends, no family, no free time, no privacy, no wife, and no kids” as a result of his commitment to the sport.
Alonso finished third in the Australian Grand Prix, wasting most of the competition trying to catch Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.
His race appeared to be over after a collision with Carlos Sainz, but he was given a break when the FIA decided to red flag the event once more.
Because Hamilton finished second and Alonso finished first for the first time in 2023 in a car other than a Red Bull, Alonso’s performance in Australia was notable.
As Alonso evaluated the ranking of the best cars in Melbourne, he took the chance to poke fun at Sergio Perez’s expense.
Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso, and Perez had made jokes in Bahrain about “all being Red Bull drivers” and how “it was nice to see three Red Bull cars on the podium!”
“No more three Red Bulls on the podium, if Checo was here,” Alonso retorted.
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