Fernando Alonso has expressed that he has allocated complete focus to Formula 1 with Aston Martin as he strives to win his third title in “the next two or three years”.
Aston Martin announced earlier this season that Alonso has penned a multi-term extension to remain with the team through F1’s upcoming regulation switch in 2026.
Alonso’s arrival at Aston Martin coincided with its emergence as a regular podium-scoring contender, but the side has regressed since that storming start to last term.
However, the Silverstone-based squad has invested mass resources in its bid to prop up the grid, including revamped facilities and landing design guru Adrian Newey.
Alonso is hoping those changes – which also include Aston Martin’s impending tie-up with engine supplier Honda – will provide him with the tools to return to the front.
The Spaniard has been involved in three title deciders since his last championship without adding a third success, and he hasn’t won a single F1 race since May 2013.
“At the moment, it’s not in my plans – to leave the ‘Grand Circus’ – I’m very, very focused on Formula 1 now,” Alonso said at a Cognizant event.
“I am very, very focused on Formula 1 now, and for the next two or three years I want to win the third world title.
“This is my first and only priority at the moment. And then, because I will be 45, 46, we will see when the time comes how I am.”
Alonso not considering Indy500 return
Alonso has also insisted that his goal to attain the triple crown with success in the prestigious Indy500 will remain on the back burner until his career in F1 has ended.
Asked whether he has plans to tackle the iconic oval circuit for a fourth time, Alonso responded: “Not at the moment.
“There is something very attractive [about] winning the Monaco Grand Prix in Formula 1, winning Le Mans in endurance racing and the Indy 500 on ovals, which is the triple crown.
“I tried the Indy 500 three times and didn’t make it,” he acknowledged. “It’s the only thing I’m missing.”
He added: “I think the commitment it will take to go to the Indy 500, the amount of learning I’ll have to do all over again, will be too much.
“That’s what I think right now. I can’t say 100 per cent, but it will be too much.”
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