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Fernando Alonso wants to race on for ‘two or three’ more years

Fernando Alonso wants to race on for 'two or three' more years

MELBOURNE, Australia — Fernando Alonso plans to remain in Formula One for another “two or three years”, meaning he is looking to sign a new contract this summer before his current one expires at the end of the 2022 season.

Alonso, who made his F1 debut in 2001, returned to the sport with Alpine last year after two seasons out of F1 in 2019 and 2020.

The 40-year-old’s two-year deal with Alpine is set to expire at the end of this season, but he plans to remain in F1 beyond that — either with Alpine or another team.

“I will race, I guess, a couple more years, two or three more years,” Alonso said. “If it is with Alpine it will be good, if it is with another team it will be good as well, but I will find out and I will start these discussions probably in summer. Let’s see.”

Alonso’s comments came in response to a question about his presence at Alpine holding up the promotion of reigning Formula 2 champion Oscar Piastri, who is a junior driver for the team.

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