Alonso at McLaren 'until 2017'published at 08:22 British Summer Time 9 October 2015
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer
“As for the other McLaren driver, Fernando Alonso also left Japan with uncertainty surrounding his future after, despite having a three-year contract, he said in a post-race interview with the BBC that he ‘didn’t know’ whether he would be in F1 next season.
"He put out some tweets in an attempt to clarify the situation later that evening, but that did not stop it being the item number one on the agenda in the official news conference on Thursday. The tweets were not completely clear, he was asked, will you be in F1 next year? ‘You didn’t read the tweets?’ Alonso said. I read them, his questioner persisted, but they weren’t totally clear.
"‘Of course I’m not English, my mother language is Spanish. In Spanish they were a little bit clear,’ Alonso replied. So how about now, yes or no? ‘The same. Yes. Of course.’ 100% you’ll be with McLaren, on the grid in 2016? ‘And ’17.’”