Double international champion Fernando Alonso will retire from Formula One on the finish of the season, his group McLaren stated in a remark on Tuesday.
The 37-year-old Spaniard is competing in his 17th Formula One season and his 5th with McLaren, and has been widely tipped to race within the Indianapolis 500 subsequent year as he makes an attempt to win the 'Triple Crown of Motorsport'.
Alonso, a double Monaco Grand Prix winner, won the Le Mans 24 Hours on his debut with Toyota in June this year and is ninth within the Formula One drivers' championship standings.
"After 17 wonderful years in this amazing sport, it's time for me to make a change and move on," Alonso stated.
"There are still several grands prix to go this season, and I will take part in them with more commitment and passion than ever."
Alonso thanked Formula One Chief Executive Chase Carey and the sport's proprietor Liberty Media Corp for trying to get him to change his thoughts and left the door open on a possible return to the circuit.
"I know (McLaren) will come back stronger and better in the future and it could be the right moment for me to be back in the series; that would make me really happy," he added.
"I made this decision some months ago and it was a firm one. Nevertheless, I would like to sincerely thank Chase Carey and Liberty Media for the efforts made to change my mind."
Fellow Spaniard Carlos Sainz, who will lose his place at the Renault group to Daniel Ricciardo subsequent season, is a sturdy contender to switch Alonso in conjunction with McLaren reserve driving force Lando Norris.
Sainz used to be loaned to Renault by Red Bull for 2018 after the French manufacturer wanted a substitute for under-performing Briton Jolyon Palmer.
Alonso began his Formula One occupation with the now-defunct Minardi group in 2001 and moved to Renault two years later. He turned into the youngest international champion in Formula One history with Renault in 2005, profitable again the following year.
His storied occupation has incorporated 32 wins, 22 pole positions and 97 podiums to this point, despite the fact that he has now not won a race since wining the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix with Ferrari. He has now not completed at the podium since rejoining McLaren in 2015.
"There is a time for everyone to make a change and Fernando has decided the end of this season to be his," McLaren Chief Executive Zak Brown stated.
"We respect his decision, even if we believe he is in the finest form of his career."
The 37-year-old Spaniard is competing in his 17th Formula One season and his 5th with McLaren, and has been widely tipped to race within the Indianapolis 500 subsequent year as he makes an attempt to win the 'Triple Crown of Motorsport'.
Alonso, a double Monaco Grand Prix winner, won the Le Mans 24 Hours on his debut with Toyota in June this year and is ninth within the Formula One drivers' championship standings.
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— Fernando Alonso (@alo_oficial) 1534258990000"After 17 wonderful years in this amazing sport, it's time for me to make a change and move on," Alonso stated.
"There are still several grands prix to go this season, and I will take part in them with more commitment and passion than ever."
Alonso thanked Formula One Chief Executive Chase Carey and the sport's proprietor Liberty Media Corp for trying to get him to change his thoughts and left the door open on a possible return to the circuit.
"I know (McLaren) will come back stronger and better in the future and it could be the right moment for me to be back in the series; that would make me really happy," he added.
"I made this decision some months ago and it was a firm one. Nevertheless, I would like to sincerely thank Chase Carey and Liberty Media for the efforts made to change my mind."
Fellow Spaniard Carlos Sainz, who will lose his place at the Renault group to Daniel Ricciardo subsequent season, is a sturdy contender to switch Alonso in conjunction with McLaren reserve driving force Lando Norris.
Sainz used to be loaned to Renault by Red Bull for 2018 after the French manufacturer wanted a substitute for under-performing Briton Jolyon Palmer.
Alonso began his Formula One occupation with the now-defunct Minardi group in 2001 and moved to Renault two years later. He turned into the youngest international champion in Formula One history with Renault in 2005, profitable again the following year.
His storied occupation has incorporated 32 wins, 22 pole positions and 97 podiums to this point, despite the fact that he has now not won a race since wining the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix with Ferrari. He has now not completed at the podium since rejoining McLaren in 2015.
"There is a time for everyone to make a change and Fernando has decided the end of this season to be his," McLaren Chief Executive Zak Brown stated.
"We respect his decision, even if we believe he is in the finest form of his career."
Fernando Alonso to retire from F1 at end of season
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