The 2026 nightmare
The last Barcelona Grand Prix once again confirmed all the difficulties suffered by Aston Martin in this first part of the season, with the Silverstone team, contrary to the big pre-season projects, having only scored one point. A kind of “feat” achieved by Fernando Alonso in the Monaco GP, with the Spaniard then forced to retire due to a technical problem in his home GP.
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Still at Alpine?
From there, the hypotheses regarding his future in Formula 1 have become numerous: from the decision to retire definitively to a last option that seems very difficult to become reality, but which could be supported by Flavio Briatore, the one who discovered Alonso and led him to break Michael Schumacher’s world championship dominance in the 2005-2006 biennium with Renault. A negotiation aimed at the Spaniard’s return to Alpine.
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Who believes it?
Outside of the current market rumors, the first to strongly believe in a continuation of Alonso’s career and his desire to return to Alpine is Claire Williams, daughter of Frank Williams and former team principal of the historic Grove team: “As a driver, a driver of his caliber, you want to race, you want to compete – she commented on the High Performance Racing podcast – you don’t want to be at the back, following others. He’s been there for a long time, it’s really impressive. Probably I’m not surprised he’s thinking of going to Alpine“.
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