Essentially Sports: Fernando Alonso Holding McLaren and Renault Ransom Over his Future

This weekend was by far the biggest in terms of f1 news. Firstly, Toro Rosso signed a deal with Honda. McLaren signed a deal with Renault, and the factory Renault team roped in Carlos Sainz Jr. Now, all eyes are on Fernando Alonso and his future plans.

However, some sources believe that Alonso is not in any hurry to decide his future. The Spaniard seems to be waiting for the right del to swing his way before putting pen to paper. According to reports, ‘Insiders fear that Alonso will wind the clock down in an attempt to get an even better deal from McLaren, featuring improved payments and less sponsorship commitments. The situation becomes increasingly more complicated as Alonso’s co-manager, former Renault chief, Flavio Briatore is overseeing the deal.’

Alonso Unsure of Renault Pace

Alonso has been very serious about bidding for a 3rd world championship. He stated that He wanted to know about Renault’s ambitions. He said “After Singapore I will try to know a little bit more about the project, about the Renault engine and the expectations for next year, At the moment I don’t know anything. Once I have considered that I will make my decision.”

The Spaniard said “You never know if it’s the good move or the bad move for the team, but if McLaren thought that it was time to split with Honda and go for Renault is because they have good information about next year. Hopefully that puts McLaren again in the places that all feel McLaren belongs, which is fighting for podiums and championships.” Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has confirmed that the Enstone team are working with McLaren and sharing data for the past few days. However, Alonso has yet to see the said data.

“As for McLaren, there will be better and worse tracks next year, but from here to March the cars are going to change dramatically, the projects are going to change dramatically, and we’ll have to see what expectations each team has.” he said.