Fernando Alonso’s retirement hint? “Need to decide if I want to keep racing”

Fernando Al💝onso says F1 2026 regulation🎐s "may be tempting... or not"

Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir, Bahrain,
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand…

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso has been non-committal a𝔍bout his future in Formula 1, as the 2024 season gets underway.

The season-opening race is the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend and Alon𝓡so, who first drove in the series 23 yeಌars ago, remains a front-runner.

The Aston Martin driver’s contract expires at the end of this season meaning, in 2025 when he will 43, he could seek pasture🐟s new at Mercedes or even Red Bull.

“I need to deci🔯de if I want to keep racing,” Alonso said in Bahrain.

“That’s the first thing ဣI need to decide, in a few weeks or a few racꦇes.

“I feel 🉐great now but I know it’s a demanding ꧑calendar.

“In 2026 there are d♒ifferent regulations. They🙈 may be tempting or not.

“I will wait a few races to decide.”

The two-time♓ champion has already stepped away from F1 once but, after two years away, he returned.

Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir, Bahrain,
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand…

A year ago in Bahrain, Alonso secured a surprise podi𝔉ꦍum finish on his Aston Martin debut.

It heralded a great start 𝄹to the season for his team a🔴lthough it slowly faded as 2023 went on.

What are Aston Martin’s hopes this year?

“Let’s wait a couple of races,” he said.

“Bahrain is a🐲 specific track in terms of characteristics༒.

“We’ll have to go to 🅘Saudi, Australia and maybe Japan to have t꧃he order of performance for the teams.

“Everything is delivering as expected.

“May💃be the step from last year to this year is good enough or not? We’ll find ou♒t…

“There is a different approach from 2023. We started with a good base but it was ꦇa shock to us, how good it was at the beginning.

“We were not a big team, off-track, in terms of developing the car🦩.

“We learned lessons last year.

“To become a contender for the championship in the future, it was an ꧙important season.

“This year we start with a good base line, and with a lot of things in the pipeline for the rest of the s꧙eason.

“It will be interesting to🧜 see if we can keep the pace of developing the car.

“We didn’t meet th♉ose expectations last year. We want to improve in that regard.”

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