Fernando Alonso says he is open to staying at McLaren beyond 2017

Sport360 staff 17:27 20/08/2017
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  • On this month’s episode of ‘The Circuit’, CNN’s Amanda Davies sits down with McLaren’s two-time world champion Fernando Alonso.

    Depsite finishing sixth at the Hungarian Grand Prix last month, the Spaniard has not been able to challenge for a world title since winning the championship in 2006.

    As we pass the midway point of the season, question marks remain over whether he will stay with McLaren beyond the current campaign.

    He said: “I’m very open. I’m talking to McLaren, of course, because it’s my team and I think we have unfinished business together to win Formula 1… What we need [is] to be competitive, if that happens I will consider for sure to stay on and win with the car.”

    With widespread speculation about the 36-year-old retiring from the sport following his formidable debut at the Indy 500 earlier this year, he insisted that he will look at another team first before making a decision on his F1 future.

    “I will look at another team first. Formula 1 is still my priority, my life and winning this World Championship is what I’m hoping for.

    “If I don’t see any project that will allow me to fight for the win I will look outside Formula 1 but that’s more like in November or December and I will try all the possibilities before that.”

    Watch the full episode here!

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