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ALPINE is planning talks with ALONS over a new contract in SILVERSTONE

The Alpine team has chosen the racing weekend of the British Grand Prix in Silverstone as the venue for the first talks with Fernando Alonso about a possible contract extension with the 40-year-old.

Fernando Alonso has landed on the humorous MotoGP video of the Aprilia team, which is in the middle of negotiations with Aleix Espargaro - Photo: HB Press

The two-time world champion, who returned to last year Formula 1 with a two-year contract, he recently said he intends to race a few more years. His compatriot and friend Peter of the Rose considers retirement Alonso after the end of this season very unlikely.  

"I would be very surprised. He is 40 years old, but physically in great shape and is currently driving some of his best races. He is fit and hungry for racing and I can say that 24 hours a day he thinks of only four bikes. Fernando still has three or four years of racing ahead of him,”So a former racer for DAZN. Will it be Alonso remained on the team Alpine, is another story, as the team is owned Renault wants to promote the current Formula 2 champion Oscar Piastri, spare and test racer. In Alonso has been lately disappointed due to poor results, which he does not believe were his fault.

Otmar Szafnauer, head of the Alpine team, has revealed that he and Fernando Alonso will be sitting at the table in Silverstone for the first time on a possible contract extension, when the tenth race of the 2022 season is scheduled - Photo: HB Press

"It's very frustrating, of course, but he's fine and we all want more, both us and Fernando,”He said Otmar Szafnauer, team boss Alpine for a Spanish officer AS. "The good thing is that the package works so you can work on the rest.”According to Saffron Renault's new engine is not a problem and adds that while Ferrari slightly before all, be Alpine good hair against Honda in Mercedes. As for the car, the team is from Enstone determined to make progress. “Because of porpoising, we sometimes have to compromise in slow turns to get better at faster ones. We have new parts for Spain, two more races later and so it will be in the tenth race. This will be a constant stream of development."

As to whether it will all be enough to sign Fernanda Alonso na new contract, we will also have to wait until the tenth race of this season and this is it British GP. "We'll talk about that in Silverstone,He added Saffron.        

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