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<\/a><\/p>\nThe two-time world champion is out of contract with Aston Martin at the end of the season and has not yet decided whether he will continue in F1 next year.<\/p>\n
But with Barcelona absent from the 2027 calendar before returning in 2028, Alonso conceded there is a realistic chance this weekend will be his last home appearance at the venue in a Formula 1 car.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a special weekend. This is probably my last Barcelona race in Formula 1, so I want to say thanks to everyone,\u201d Alonso said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will try to enjoy the weekend. I will not be competitive and I will not be too long in the car in qualifying \u2013 in the race, hopefully yes, but not at the pace that we all want.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want everyone to still enjoy the weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has always been a celebration when we come to Barcelona. I think this is my 23rd Grand Prix [here] and all of them have been magical.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis last has to be magical as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alonso\u2019s comments do not amount to a retirement announcement, with the Spaniard making clear he has yet to settle on his plans for 2027.<\/p>\n
However, the timing of Barcelona\u2019s rotation on the F1 calendar means the next race at the circuit is not scheduled until 2028, making his presence far from certain by the time the event returns.<\/p>\n
Asked whether he expected to still be racing when Barcelona next hosts a grand prix, Alonso said the uncertainty around next season made it impossible to look that far ahead.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have anything in mind. After summer I will take the decision to continue or not,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBarcelona obviously is not happening next year, so if I don\u2019t know what I will do next year, it\u2019s nearly impossible to be sure what I will do in two years\u2019 time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI consider every race I go to this year potentially could be my last time \u2013 in Australia, my last time in China, my last time in Monaco.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere in Barcelona there is a little bit more of that chance as it\u2019s not happening next year.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 44-year-old has continued to attract major support in Spain despite Aston Martin\u2019s difficult start to the season, with the team struggling near the back of the field for much of the opening phase of 2026.<\/p>\n
Alonso scored Aston Martin\u2019s first point of the season last time out in Monaco, but admitted he does not expect to fight near the front this weekend at the circuit where he claimed his most recent F1 victory in 2013.<\/p>\n
His future has become a growing talking point as the season has developed, with Alonso previously indicating that becoming a father has changed his outlook, even if he still wants to remain involved in racing in some form.<\/p>\n
Despite that uncertainty, Alonso said he was not unsettled by the possibility that his F1 career could be approaching its final races.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, the hardest thing is not to win races and not to be competitive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it\u2019s the last, or not the last, is not affecting me too much.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m at peace with my career and with my life, and you know, if anything comes now, you know, [it\u2019s] welcome.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it doesn\u2019t come, it will not change my feeling.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve achieved a lot more than I ever dreamt when I was a kid, or when I was here.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy first test here, or my go-kart experience, when I was racing in Spain, I never dreamed to be Formula 1 driver, race the best teams in the paddock and stay for a very long time.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo everything is a plus, and it is a plus now.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not as competitive as we all want to be in the team now, and that\u2019s probably the biggest pain that we go through every weekend, but in terms of personal feeling, it\u2019s not too hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alonso remains the only Spanish driver to have won the F1 world championship, claiming back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006, while he has also won three races on Spanish soil, with victories at Barcelona in 2006 and 2013 and Valencia in 2012.<\/p>\n
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