Fernando Alonso's 300th Formula 1 Grand Prix appearance didn't go as hoped after the McLaren driver retired from the race with an exhaust issue, but the Spaniard's attention has turned to other matters.
Alonso ran in the points briefly until his first stop dropped him down to 11th. But with 27 laps remaining he slowed and was forced to return to the garage and park his MCL33, bringing to an end a disappointing weekend.
But Alonso's focus has now switched to the 24 Hours of Le Mans where he will be making his debut this coming weekend with Toyota.
When asked what he really wanted to discuss following the race, he replied: "Le Mans!"
"I’m flying tonight to Le Mans and I think tomorrow is another experience there and hopefully a good race for us. Obviously we are leading the World Endurance Championship after the race in Spa and yeah we are definitely focused on that right now after the retirement of today."
His participation in WEC and a rumoured IndyCar drive for 2019 has cast doubt over Alonso's involvement in F1 next season and the two-time champion didn't deny the rumours when they were put to him on Sunday.
"We’ll see, we’ll see," he said when asked if he'll be in F1 next season. "I hope so.
"I think we definitely need to find more performance in the car, we need to find a way to become competitive and reliability is also important.
"We saw in the beginning of the year how many points we scored, and now we retired the car seventh in Monaco and tenth today. So we lost points in the last two races and there are a few areas in the car to keep improving, keep working, and let’s see what will happen in the next couple of months."
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