Fernando Alonso Reminds "Consequences" Of Rumors Of His Fate In Unreasonable F1

Fenando Alonso said there would be a "consecurence" for those spreading baseless rumors this week about his possible move from the Aston Martin Formula 1 team.

Social media is filled with stories in recent days about Alonso turning to Red Bull or ready to retire. This was triggered by Spanish TV journalist Albert Fabrega, who posted a mysterious tweet hinting at the big news growing in the paddock.

While Fabrega never mentioned the rumor topic, it sparked outrage that it was related to a major overhaul in the race market involving Alonso.

However, while rumors were growing, Alonso firmly stated before the Brazilian Grand Prix that he was not impressed by the wild speculation.

"It's just rumors, ordinary rumors in the paddock, of people trying to joke around and get some followers, and things like that," he said when asked about the situation. "But I'm not involved in the game."

Alonso stated that the actions of some people who spread the speculation were not true, and he expressed his poor views on what had happened.

"I don't enjoy it because even in this room, I appreciate that all of you are journalists, professionals, who have been in F1 for a long time," he said.

"You get an award, and that's what it should be. So, all the rumors come from people who aren't in this room, they're just here for fun and I don't think it's funny when they play with something," he said.

What Alonso explained that he was very dissatisfied with was that his relationship with Red Bull, or that he lost faith in Aston Martin's project, which could make some people question his loyalty.

"Of course, that's what they did, but I will make sure there are consequences," he said, although he declined to provide further details on what this meant.

Dissatisfied With Current Performance

While Aston Martin is going through a difficult time right now, having faced some difficulties since the update arrived at the United States Grand Prix, Alonso said it was important to remember a bigger picture of the progress this team has made this year.

"We are clearly not as competitive as we want," he said. "And we are all trying to reach our best level, which is clearly not what we are showing now."

"But we're analyzing some of the improvements we've brought in recent times. Here in Brazil, we have a sprint format, so maybe it's a more traditional weekend for us, not experimenting with as many as the last two races," he added.

"Of course, we are not happy. Mike [Krack] is not happy, no one is happy with the current performance. But at the same time, I said a few races ago, this team only consisted of 250 people two years ago, now we are in this transition, hopefully becoming future competitors with 800 people and new factories," he said.

"Seven times on the podium this year, 200 points over last year, all those kinds of things that are not the current performance. We shouldn't be happy, but we can't be too dramatic about this situation when this 2023 campaign is a super season for us," he explained.