The Alpine F1 Team has designated Silverstone as the first forum for discussions on the possibility of extending the contract with Fernando Alonso.
Second F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso, 40, who returned to F1 on a two-year contract last year following the sabbatical, said he expects to race in F1 for a few more years recently. ing.
Pedro de la Rosa, a friend and fellow Spaniard, believes that Fernando Alonso is very unlikely to retire at the end of 2022.
“It would be very surprising to retire,” Pedro de la Rosa told DAZN.
“He’s 40 years old, but he’s physically good and has some of the best races. He’s in good shape, enthusiastic, and only thinks about four wheels 24 hours a day.”
“I think Fernando still has three to four years left.”
But whether Fernando Alonso will stay on the Alpine F1 Team is another matter. The Renault-owned works team is keen to promote F2 champion Oscar Piastri.
Also recently, Fernando Alonso has been dissatisfied with a series of bad results that he did not attribute to him.
“Of course, that’s very frustrating,” Otmar Szafnauer, head of the Alpine F1 Team, told Spain’s AS.
“The good thing is that the package is working, so you can work hard on the rest.”
According to Otmar Szafnauer, it doesn’t matter what the new Renault F1 engine is. “Ferrari is a little ahead of anyone,” but admits that Renault’s F1 engine “is doing well against Honda and Mercedes.”
As for cars, the Alpine F1 Team is determined to make progress.
“There is a part of popping that requires compromising low speed corners to solve high speed corners,” admitted Otmar Szafnauer.
“Spain has new parts, and after two races, there will be more hearts in the tenth race. It will be a constant flow of development.”
Asked if it was enough to sign a new contract with Fernando Alonso, Otmar Szafnauer said he would have to wait until the 10th British Grand Prix.
“We’re going to talk about the deal from Silverstone,” said Otmar Szafnauer.
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