Sep.25 (GMM) Spanish commentator Antonio Lobato has poured chilly water on Fernando Alonso’s declare that he could stroll away from Components 1 on the finish of 2026 if Aston Martin and Adrian Newey ship a front-running automotive.
Alonso, 44, informed AS newspaper at Baku that subsequent 12 months’s sweeping rule change represents his “final probability” to win once more in F1 – and urged that if the Newey-led Aston Martin is aggressive, he may retire on a excessive.
“If the automotive goes badly, there’s an opportunity I’ll keep for an additional 12 months to complete on a optimistic word,” Alonso mentioned. “If the automotive goes nicely, 2026 will most likely be my final 12 months.”
However Lobato, talking to DAZN, isn’t satisfied.
“He’s satisfied that 2026 goes to be essential for him, in each sense,” the veteran broadcaster defined. “It might be a superb 12 months if the laws and Aston Martin’s work line up – however it is also a farewell 12 months.”
Nonetheless, Lobato referred to as Alonso’s logic contradictory. “If it’s any good, I can let you know we are able to ship state safety forces to get him out of the automotive, as a result of he’ll by no means wish to depart,” he laughed.
“He’ll depart each time he desires. That’s Fernando’s nice benefit. He’ll go when he will get bored, when he thinks one thing else will fulfill him greater than Components 1.”
For now, Lobato believes Alonso stays absolutely motivated. “In the meanwhile, he’s very completely satisfied, content material at Aston Martin and combating to attempt to obtain the miracle of being one of many quickest automobiles subsequent 12 months,” he concluded.
