Fernando Alonso: Career closure 2026 - is that the end of a masterpiece?

Fernando Alonso: Career closure 2026 - is that the end of a masterpiece?

Spanien - Fernando Alonso, the legendary driver of Formula 1, is at a turning point of his impressive career. After more than 20 years in racing and more than 400 Grands Prix, he changed from the former villain to fan favorite. Alonso continues to show impressive performance at over 40 years, but speaks openly about a possible end of career. This season, which runs for him and his team Aston Martin under the worst signs, he has not yet scored a point, and the team ranks in eighth place in the design classification. Alonso realizes that the time of withdrawal will eventually come and announced that an important decision to say goodbye to racing was imminent. He currently counts the days until 2026 if a possibly last chapter on his F1 career could be written.

Alonso's assessment of the current challenges is clear: "We are in a time of truth," he said of the new regulations that are due for Aston Martin. His demands on the coming years are high, especially after the star designer Adrian Newey has been brought into the team. According to Planet F1 plans to consider the 2026 season as his last. But it could be that he will stay for another year, the new rules should prove to be successful.

success and challenges

Alonso is undoubtedly one of the most successful drivers in the history of motorsport, with 32 Grand Prix victories and two World Cups. However, his last significant successes are far ago because he has not won a race at Ferrari in 2013 since last season. The 2025 season also marks the 20th anniversary of its first title win with Renault, which makes the challenges with which he is currently faced with, all the more conspicuous.

The current difficulties for Aston Martin are not only Alonsos. His health also played a role, especially during the last weeks of the 2024 F1 season, when he had health problems, including intestinal infection and injuries. Alonso is aware of the need to improve his physical fitness for the 2025 season in order to continue to be competitive.

The future in view

With a multi -year contract until the end of 2026, Alonso has clearly formulated that 2026 will probably be his last in Formula 1. Nevertheless, he expressed that he could tackle any race as if it would be his last to offer fans and the best performance. According to his long -time manager Flavio Briatore, there are already initial approaches that he could possibly continue his career beyond 2026, should Aston Martin work successfully under the new rules.

For his loyal fans, Alonso remains a source of inspiration. His career and his remarkable achievements as well as the passion, which he still shows for sport, give Formula 1 a piece of history that nobody will forget. Further information and statistics are available on Motorsport-Magazin , which includes a comprehensive database for Formula 1 and has provided over 30,000 images since 1950.