SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Alonso was not ready to quit F1
Fernando Alonso says he was "not ready" to say goodbye to racing.
Fernando Alonso says he was "not ready" to say goodbye to racing.
Amid his two-year sabbatical, the 39-year-old made his first official visit to Renault's Enstone headquarters on Monday ahead of his 2021 return.
"I know every corner of this place," said the two-time champion. "Every corridor, every door."
It will be Alonso's third stint at Renault, having also raced for Ferrari and most recently for McLaren in 2018.
"When I left F1, my friends told me 'Finally you can do what you want'. But what I want is to race, so I'm going to keep racing," Alonso is quoted by Marca.
"I like racing too much to stop. I don't know what's on the other side of the door, and while it doesn't scare me, I'm not ready to find out yet. I need a steering wheel in my hands every 15 days."
(GMM)