Fernando Alonso says he will end his Formula 1 career with Ferrari, but he refused to suggest when that might be.
The Spaniard joined the team in 2010 and later signed a contract in 2011 seeing him through to 2016, but he admits he may continue with the Italian team pasy then if he still feels motivated.
“I finish my contract for 2017, and at the moment I think it is still too early to be sure what my feelings and my motivation will be then,” said Alonso who will be 35-years-old when his contract expires.
“If I am still motivated and hungry still I would love to continue, and if I do it would only be with Ferrari for sure,” he added. “If at that time I feel it is time to stop and have a different life it will be a decision I make that year.”
Meanwhile, he confirmed that he spoke with Romain Grosjean via SMS, with the Lotus driver apologising for Sunday’s Belgian GP accident.
“I have a very good relationship with Grosjean, we were team-mates at Renault and after the accident he sent me a SMS.
“He didn’t calculate the distance and the problems, it was many factors together and he felt so sorry for the accident.
“I answered ‘no problem.’ We will see each other again in Singapore, it was all fine.”
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