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Retirement clock not ticking as 2027 decision looms – Alonso

Feb.10 Fernando Alonso insists time is still on his side as he approaches his 45th birthday, despite 2026 marking the final year of his current Aston Martin contract and a wide-open driver market expected for 2027. Asked whether experience will be an advantage in Formula 1's radically new era, Fernando Alonso argued that age can be a strength in modern grand prix racing. 'Because it's over-regulated, there would be more differences if there were more freedom,' he said. 'But experience always helps. If this were tennis or athletics, I'd rather be 25 than 40. But in motorsports, if you're physically fit, I prefer 40 to 25.' Alonso believes the complexity of the 2026 rules –...
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