Without an F1 bucket since 2018, Fernando Alonso would be very close to finding the circuits. According to the Marca newspaper, the arrival of the Spanish driver could be announced this Wednesday by the diamond team. The Spanish daily claims that talks began on May 15. The pilot would have already put his conditions on the table.
At Renault, the Spaniard should receive a salary between 10 and 12 million dollars (Editor's note: between 8.9 million euros and 10.6 million euros) per year, significantly less than the 20 million dollars ( 17.7 million euros) per year received by Daniel Ricciardo.
For the moment, Fernando Alonso has not yet given his agreement. Marca indicates that he is not the only candidate and that negotiations could break at any time. However, the wish of both parties is nevertheless that they materialize and this could happen in the coming hours. Last Wednesday on the Canal + set, Cyril Abiteboul, the director of the stable, said that "his successor is very likely to be on this list" by discovering a list of names (including Alonso's) of likely drivers to succeed Daniel Ricciardo.
So Cyril Abiteboul, who to replace Daniel Ricciardo at Renault? 🤔
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Back to basics for the double world champion
With two titles of world champions won with Renault in 2005 and in 2006, the Spaniard lived the greatest moments of his career in Formula 1 with the French team. If he joins Renault, the 39-year-old driver could end his career by breathing new life into the team that made him grow.
Currently, Fernando Alonso is preparing for the Indycar season, with the aim of winning the 500 miles of Indianapolis, the driver's only missing race to conquer the Triple Crown.