Breaking:Fernando Alonso drops bombshell about his Formula 1 ret…read more 

Breaking:Fernando Alonso drops bombshell about his Formula 1 ret…read more

Fernando Alonso has set the record straight on a definitive point by which he will be retired from F1.

Fernando Alonso has revealed he does not plan on racing in F1 until he is 50, but admits he still is unsure when he will step away from the championship.

The 43-year-old is the eldest driver on the current F1 grid. His existing Aston Martin contract runs until the end of the 2026 season, by which point he will be 45.

However, whether he extends his deal with the Silverstone squad is still undecided. It is something that has been forced under the radar as a byproduct of the persistent speculation surrounding Max Verstappen.

The four-time F1 drivers’ champion’s situation at Red Bull is looking increasingly uncertain, which has put Aston Martin front and centre of the silly season rumour mill, as the Dutchman is heavily linked to the team after Adrian Newey and Honda both moved from nearby Milton Keynes.

As a consequence, that has potential implications for Alonso and team-mate Lance Stroll, but as the latter is the son of team owner Lawrence Stroll, conventional wisdom suggests the Spanish driver would be the one to make way, if Verstappen does join.

Despite that, Alonso is more immediately focused on getting to the end of his current deal and then reassessing how he feels – and what position the team is in at that stage.

“Not at 50, but I don’t know,” he told media including RacingNews365 when asked when he sees himself racing until. “That’s why we kept open the possibility as well.

“I wanted to race this year for sure and next year for sure because of the change of regulations — and I wanted to experience the 2026 rules and Honda coming to the team.

“Then the surprise that Adrian was joining the team a few months after that. There were things that were appealing last year when we sat together and negotiated the contract.”