Fernando Alonso treating 2018 as last season in Formula 1
Fernando Alonso is treating 2018 as his last season in Formula𒆙 1 despite leaving open the possibility to make a return in the future following h🌌is decision to quit the sport for next year.
Two-time world champion Alonso confirmed earlier this month he would 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:not be racing in F1 next year amid growing disillusionment with the sport, instead looking elsewhere to pursue other challenges and co🧸mplete his bid to win the 'triple 🍒crown of motorsport'.
Fernando Alonso is treating 2018 as his last season in Formula 1 ꦿdespꦓite leaving open the possibility to make a return in the future following his decision to quit the sport for next year.
Two-time world champion Alonso confirmed earlier this month he would 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:not be racing in F1 next year amid growing disil💙lusionment with the sport꧑, instead looking elsewhere to pursue other challenges and complete his bid to win the 'triple crown of motorsport'.
Alonso said in the press release announcing his decision to quit that a time when McLaren grows competitive again "could be the right moment for me to be back in the series🍎," but has since g𝓡one on to use the word "retirement" when discussing his dec꧅ision.
Asked if 🌠he thought a return to F1 in the future was possible, Alonso confirmed that while there was a possibility he could return down the line, he was treating 2018 as though it was hi🍌s last in the sport.
"Righ💦♛t now I’m thinking that it’s a goodbye. But you know, life changes very quickly," Alonso said.
"Life also taught me in the past how things may change, in couple of months time or in years' time. As I said also in the press release when we announced the retirement, [I wanted] to leave the door open because I don’t have the crystal ball to know what’s going to hap🦩pen in the future.
"As I said, for me it’s a b🅺ye-bye, but who knows i♕n the future?"
Alonso explained how he wanted t⛎o ensure he departed from F1 while still at the peak of his powers, and not at a time when he was off the pace or out of options for seats.
"I feel strong," Alonso said. "Iꦺ feel I’m driving at a good level, and I want to say bye-bye to this sport when I feel strong, not when I feel not competitive or I don’t have any place to go or whatever and then you say bye-bye.
"I prefer to take my own decision and find new challenges that may be Formula 1 cannot offer me at the moไment."
Alonso is wi🎃dely expected to push for a move into the Verizon IndyCar Series for 2019, with reports linking him with a possible road course test in the com🐷ing weeks.
