Fernando Alonso welcomed the World Cup’s sexiest fan, Ivana Knoll, into the Aston Martin garage at the Miami Grand Prix and presented the model with personal gift
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Ivana Knoll has been rubbing shoulders with Fernando Alonso at the Miami Grand Prix – and even got a gift from the F1 idol.
The Croatian beauty achieved global fame during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where she strutted her stuff in revealing outfits in the colours of her homeland. Her appearances saw her dubbed the ‘World Cup’s sexiest fan’ while she has gone to make guest appearances at various other events.
She attended Leonardo DiCaprio’s party, where she mingled with the likes of Drake, as well as rocking up at F1 meetings. This weekend, she is in Miami for the Grand Prix, where she has been granted behind-the-scenes access by Alonso’s Aston Martin team. Knoll posed for a picture with the Spaniard, who presented the model with a signed hat.
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Knoll shared the images with her 3million Instagram followers, as well as a video of her in the Aston Martin pit as Alonso left the garage. While the two-time world champion was all smiles when pictured with Knoll, he was left furious with how the sprint race panned out, accusing Lewis Hamilton of “arriving like a bull” as they collided at the first corner.
The seven-time world champion, starting from a lowly 12th, enjoyed a strong getaway in his Mercedes before slinging his car down the inside of an unsuspecting Alonso, four places ahead of him on the grid.
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Hamilton bumped into Alonso, who then collided with team-mate Lance Stroll. Lando Norris was minding his own business on the outside of the opening right-hander, only for Stroll – sent out of control by Alonso – to hit the British driver’s McLaren.
Stroll and Norris both retired with damage while Alonso had to limp back to the pits with a puncture. “Whoa,” said Alonso, 43, over the radio. “Hamilton arrived like a bull.”
Meanwhile, Hamilton said over the radio: “There was a gap on the inside so I went for it.”
