After the F1 2023 Australian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso and Andrea Schlager announced their break-up in a statement on social media.
Shortly afterwards, the first rumors began to emerge speculating about a possible relationship between the Formula 1 driver and Melissa Jimenez, a journalist who covers Formula 1 for DAZN.
In the days leading up to the Monaco GP, an image of Fernando Alonso with a fan at the gates of the Monaco Oceanographic Institute went viral.
In it, curiously, Melissa Jimenez and her daughter appeared in the background, something that fueled rumors of a possible romance between them.
According to ¡Hola! magazine, the two have been in a relationship for about two months and, in fact, they have already met each other's families.
What's more, Alonso is said to have hit it off with his new girlfriend's father.
Who is Melissa Jimenez?
Melissa Jimenez has a degree in Communications and speaks several languages perfectly: English, French, Italian, Catalan and, obviously, Spanish.
She is the daughter of Antonio Jimenez, chief engineer of the Aprilia motorcycling team, so she shares Alonso's love for motorsport.
However, the journalist became famous for her marriage to the footballer Marc Bartra, from whom she separated at the end of 2021 and with whom she has three children.
In her early days as a professional in the media, she worked for channels such as 25TV and Sky Italia, where she focused on the world of motorbikes.
After that, she made the leap to Spain with Telecinco, replacing Lara Alvarez as a reporter in the MotoGP paddock.
After two years, she left the show and in 2022 she returned to the circuits, this time for DAZN to cover Formula 1, something that allegedly brought her closer to Fernando Alonso.
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