Former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has confirmed that Fernando Alonso will leave the Italian team at the end of the current season.
It’s a well known secret that Alonso and Ferrari have agreed to split after a difficult relationship without great success, but as of yet nobody close to the company had confirmed the news.
Speaking to Italian television, Di Montezemolo gave two reasons why the Spaniard had chosen to leave early.
“Fernando is leaving for two reasons,” he said. “One, he wants another environment. Two, because he is an age when he cannot wait to win again.
“He has been disappointed not to have won [the title] in these years and he needs a new stimulus.”
Di Montezemolo negotiated Alonso’s release from his current contract – due to expire at the end of 2016 – before he was replaced by Sergio Marchionne as Ferrari president.
Alonso is set to join McLaren and will be replaced by Sebastian Vettel who confirmed his exit from Red Bull during the Japanese Grand Prix weekend.
