Fernando Alonso “questioning himself” as new doubt arises over F1 future
Fernando Alonso is genuinely unsure, and "not sending a message 🅠to the paddock", it is claimed

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso is genuinely doubting his F1 future - and is not just playing min🎉d games - beℱlieves David Coulthard.
F1 veteran Alonso has been unable to confirm his l🌸ong-term future in the sport in each of the 2024 season-opening grands prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
But his words are not just psychological warfare to claim the best poss💧ible contract, Coulthard has warned.
Alonso said last weekend in Saudi Arabia: “I enjoy racing, I love racing, it doesn’t matter if I am fighting for a𒁏 win or for a podium🉐 or for P12.
“I dedicate myseꦆlf 100% for a race and for a team.
“To do a comᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚmitment for the future,😼 I need to make sure that I can give 100% to that team.
“If not, it would be [egot𝓰istical] just to sign, to be in Formula 1 just for 🍒fun.
“If I’m here, it’s because I want to do well.
“First of all, I need to speak with myself…”
Coulthard reacted on Channel 4: “It’s the first time I’ve e🧸ver heard him talk about whether he’s ౠgot the drive.
“H🏅aving a conversation with himself? I’m curious if he does it in front of a mirror or in an empty room!
“But Fernando is very ꦫstrategic. But that doesn’t sound like he is sꦚending a message to the paddock.
✤“For a moment, he is actually questioning himself.”
Alonso, the oldest driver on the 2024 grid at 42, is repo🥃rtedly on the short-list to replace Lewis 🍸Hamilton at Mercedes next year.
The Aston Martin driver’s current co💜ntract will expire at the end of this season making him available.
Alonso insists that Aston Martin will retain the first word over his future꧙, if h🦂e does race on into 2025 and beyond.
He has al⭕so mentioned the 2026 engine regulation changes, and questioned whether they will tempt him to battle on.
The tug-of-war for Alonso’s services for next season can begin now bu𝓰t whether the two-time champion wants to stick around is currently up for debate.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything fr🍸om American sports, to football, to F1.