Pair of wild Fernando Alonso F1 rumours addressed with talk of Red Bull switch quashed
The F1 rumour mill was sent into overdrive following the Mexico City Grand Prix amiﷺd speculation on social media that was prompted by some cryptic tweets from journalists in t♉he paddock.
After a nightmare home race for168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Sergio Perez, there were suggestions that Red Bull could be planning an audacious swoop for Alonso to take the under-pressure Mexican’s place and join forces with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen.
But a blockbuster swit🐈ch has been dismissed as a “non-starter” that is “not going to happen”, according to Sky Sports News’ Craig Slater.
“Can we get ri𝓡d of the elephant in the room, which is Fernando Alonso potentially going to Red Bull next year to partner Max Veratappen? My understanding is that is a non-starter, that is not going to happen,” Slater told the Sky Sports F1 podcast.
“As much as they admire Alonso at Red Bull and wha🃏t he can do, he is not above Ricciardo as far as I understand it, as an option to✤ drive for that team next year.
“Thꦫis is not coming offic💙ially from the team, or anything like that. But it’s been out there on the internet and that is not going to happen, as I understand it.
“From what I can gather, some senior, well-placed people have told me that maybe Alonso’s management have been doing their due-diligence again�ඣ�, and have been assessing are there any other potentially better options for him next year.
“Perhaps that has been inflated into ‘he’s going to take Perez’s seat’ rather than Ricciardo ♋is. But I have it on pretty good authority that there’s no chance of that.”
Slater also addressed r💙umours that Alonso is considering retiring at the end 🦩of the season amid Aston Martin’s dramatic slump in form.
“The other question is, is he going to retire? Is he so pessimistic about Aston Martin next year that he might not carry on," he said. ﷺ;
“As far a💧s I understand, the appetite for Aston Martin to continue with Alonso is pretty strong too.⛎
“Nor do I understand that there’s any prospect of Lawrence Stroll selling up and quitting the🅰re either, which has been𒊎 a popular line of online exploration.
ও“I think most likely he will continue with Aston Martin next year as far as I can ascertain at this point what’s going to go on there.”
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