Alonso addresses speculation linking him to other teams as he shares update on when his future will be decided

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.

Aston Martin have endured a challenging 2026 campaign so far, scoring one point with a P10 result for Alonso in Monaco – but, despite this, the two-time World Champion remains a key figure in the driver market for 2027, with his contract up for renewal at the end of the current season.

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 – whether he continues racing for them or not.

Quizzed on recent comments from Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack that the 44-year-old is “too quick” to retire, Alonso said: “It 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.

“I have not taken any decision. I will wait until probably the summer break, which is August. After summer is Zandvoort, Monza… I think around that time I will probably decide what to do next year.

“I 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’t enjoy racing. If I race in Formula 1 or not, that's a different story.

“I 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.

“Even 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.

“There 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’ time or in eight years’ time.

“That'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.”

Asked about the speculation linking him to other teams, Alonso responded: “There 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.

“There 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.”

While Alonso – who competed in the likes of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Indianapolis 500 and the Dakar Rally during his hiatus from Formula 1 in 2019 and 2020 – acknowledged that he remains interested in other categories, he added that F1 is “very unique”.

“It is still the pinnacle of motorsport and still appealing if we can overcome this situation,” Alonso continued. “To start on the wrong foot and be so far behind now and, if we can reverse this situation and make the car fast and competitive also in the future or as soon as next year, is also an appealing target.

“I never give up and I will not give up now for some difficulties and some slow start. If someone thinks that we will give up now, they don't know the last 25 years of my life.”