Fernando Alonso has reacted to rumours linking him to a possible move to another team in the future, with the Spaniard also reiterating his timeline for when he will decide on his plans for next year.<\/p>\n
Aston Martin<\/a> have endured a challenging 2026 campaign so far, scoring one point with a P10 result for Alonso<\/a> in Monaco \u2013 but, despite this, the two-time World Champion remains a key figure in the driver market<\/a> for 2027, with his contract up for renewal at the end of the current season.<\/p>\n While the team are facing a difficult time, Alonso has brushed off suggestions that he could move to a rival squad as he spoke to the media ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, reinforcing his commitment to Aston Martin \u2013 whether he continues racing for them or not.<\/p>\n Quizzed on recent comments from Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack that the 44-year-old is \u201ctoo quick\u201d to retire, Alonso said: \u201cIt doesn’t change anything. I don’t need Mike to tell me that I am fast. I feel it every lap that I do on track. I have been feeling it always.<\/p>\n \u201cI have not taken any decision. I will wait until probably the summer break, which is August. After summer is Zandvoort, Monza\u2026 I think around that time I will probably decide what to do next year.<\/p>\n \u201cI will keep racing because I am feeling fast and I feel motivated and I love what I do. I will not stop now because I don’t feel uncompetitive or I don’t feel that I don\u2019t enjoy racing. If I race in Formula 1 or not, that’s a different story.<\/p>\n \u201cI need to enjoy the category, I need to enjoy the feeling of driving this power unit and these regulations. There are many factors to put in place and there are many options to race in the world of motorsport. I still love Formula 1. I am committed to this team also.<\/p>\n \u201cEven if I don’t race, my commitment with the team and with the project is the same and is still the same as what it has been for years now. We started this in a way together with some success in 2023 and with a lot of changes in the company and in the campus in Silverstone, now with the partnership with Honda, with Aramco, with the new fuels.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are a lot of things that we built together in a way. As I said many times, this team has certain guarantees that it will succeed and it will fight for World Championships. We don’t know if that will be next year, in three years\u2019 time or in eight years\u2019 time.<\/p>\n \u201cThat’s probably my limitation behind the wheel. But I want to win a World Championship with Aston Martin, with or without driving. That’s still the same commitment in my case.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked about the speculation linking him to other teams, Alonso responded: \u201cThere are always rumours. We’ve been very badly treated by the outside world and it’s normal. We are underperforming, we are in a bad moment and when the summer break comes, there are always rumours.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are rumours in the top teams, there are rumours also in our case because we are underperforming. But, as I said, my commitment with Aston Martin is beyond my driving time. I believe in this project and we have the right people.\u201d<\/p>\n