Alpine chief engineer Alan Berman confirmed that the veteran Spanish driver, Fernando AlonsoA key element in the team, to refute the rumors that linked his name to the Aston Martin team to succeed German Sebatsian Vettel, who will retire at the end of the current season.
“Alonso is very important to us,” Berman said Saturday at a press conference in Budapest on the sidelines of the Hungarian Grand Prix. “He works very well with the engineers and with Esteban Ocon (teammate), he works well with everyone, he is a key element for us.”
“Fernando gets ahead in every race, he never stops learning and creating new things, he is a machine inside and outside the car, and he’s still improving.”
Alonso is a 41-year-old double world champion in Formula One, who could renew his contract with Alpine, despite rumors linking his name to Aston Martin next season.