Alonso is regarded as potentially one of the greatest drivers in F1 history. He's done wonders for the sport,with his investment in young karters back in his home country of Spain,and his golden radio lines.
The decision to join Mclaren in 2015 was an understandable choice at the time. A championship winning pairing,rejoining to win again. As we all know,that most certainly was not the case. Honda never delivered from Day 1. Quite possibly the worst engine ever made in Formula 1,yes even worse than that Coloni Subaru,what a godawful car that was.
As mentioned,ever since moving from Ferrari,Fernando hasn't had a chance to show his true class,only having brief flashes of brilliance,especially in his start sequences and battles with cars that the Mclaren has really no business fighting with. He even managed 6th earlier this year,showing what a world class driver he still is.
He quite clearly still has the skill and the talent to win championships,if given the right equipment. Instead,he's left to flounce around at the back of the grid,getting overtaken left,right and centre down,with no defence,thanks to the Honda's huge power deficiency. The cry of "NO POWER,NO POWER",is all to common these races with Fernando,and it is a real shame,and a disgrace really,that a talent like him is being wasted at Mclaren.
So what does he do? Stay or Go?
Well here's what i think. Fernando recently posted a shot of him competing at this year's Indy 500,hinting at the fact that he will be returning to race at it again. But the real question is,will it be with Mclaren or not? Will he jump ship to Indycar? Or will he stick with Mclaren.
Myself personally,i think he'll stay with Mclaren,because of being given the opportunity to race at Indy 500,and the fact that they were so competitive this year.
But also,Fernando can use himself as a bargaining chip. Recent talks with Honda tend to lean towards the fact that Mclaren are cutting ties. Fernando can threaten to leave if Honda don't step up their game,or Mclaren don't switch engine suppliers by the end of the year. It's a long shot,but perhaps it could be useful.
Outside of Mclaren,what are Fernando's options. The obvious solutions would be to look to his old teams. Renault and Ferrari. Ferrari have too many drivers in the Young Driver's program,hence why i don't think fernando would have an option there. Renault however is kind of tricky. They could be an option IF Mclaren sever ties with Honda and switch to Renault engines. I'm sure Renault would jump at the chance of having their double world champion back,should Mclaren remain uncompetitive. At a stretch,the Renault tie could open doors in Red Bull and Toro Rosso,however,again,Young Drivers take up the majority of their slots.
So in conclusion,I think we'd all love for Fernando to stay,and i personally am not sure if he will,but i really hope he does,and it's likely he will. I could very well be wrong though!
What do you all think? Let me know!
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