As a bolt from the blue comes the announcement from Aston Martin of the renewal of Fernando Alonso's contract, thus putting an end to the rumors about his potential move to other teams
Aston Martin e Fernando Alonso they extended their marriage until the end of 2026. Thus falls the first piece of that domino relating to the F1 driver market, which began with the announcement of Lewis Hamilton in Ferrari. In fact, Alonso's renewal with the team Lawrence Stroll it is a clear message of trust towards the team and above all towards Honda which will supply the power units to the Silverstone team from 2026.
At the age of 42, the Asturian has put his signature in black and white on the longest contract of his career in motorsport. Basically the contract is up two-year durationbut in the future a role could emerge for him that goes beyond F1, with Aston Martin ready to return to LeMans nel 2025. Alonso's decision came about after the Australian GP, where his name was on the lips of many teams, Red Bull and Mercedes among them. But as he expressed it in Suzuka, a farewell of Verstappen in Red Bull it is very unlikely, just as he defined the solution as “unattractive”. Mercedes.
F1, Aston Martin: Alonso's renewal is official
“I'm here to stay”, this is the slogan with which Fernando Alonso confirmed his belief in Aston Martin's technical project, thus hunting for that victory number 33 which he has been chasing for over ten years now. A few hours after saying yes to the renewal with Aston Martin, Alonso spoke via the web to some media to whom he explained his choice, the timing and his confidence in 2026:
Much has been said about me in recent times, but today I am proud to announce my renewal with Aston Martin with a multi-year agreement. Since I joined the team in 2023 I immediately felt at home. In 18 months we have already achieved great results. I thank Lawrence, Martin and Mike for the trust they have placed in me and with Lance I can't wait to reach even greater goals. I feel at my best and I'm still hungry. I will give everything to ensure that together with the team we can fight for the title
While on the relationship with Honda and with the other teams he expresses himself like this:
I was 99% sure that I would compete again next year, never thinking about retiring. I spoke with other teams, I think it's the right procedure to listen to all the proposals and see how the market goes. Aston in my head was the most logical solution for me. All the other conversations were never really explored in depth. Honda? He is certainly a manufacturer who has had a lot of success in F1. In McLaren at the beginning we had some problems with them but soon after they solved everything. They have now been dominating in the category for several years. I think for 2026 it will be fun together with them, I respect Japanese culture a lot and I can't wait to work together with Honda again which for me is a real pleasure.
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