Fernando Alonso has revealed he informed Ferrari of his desire to quit the team in September, with the Spaniard admitting he had doubts over the underperforming team's likely competitiveness in F1's new turbo era last year. F1's biggest open secret was finally officially confirmed in Abu Dhabi as Thursday as Ferrari made separate announcements to first announce Alonso's departure after five seasons and then the 2015 arrival of Sebastian Vettel as the Spaniard's replacement.Alonso, whose expected return to McLaren is set to be announced next month, still had two years to run on the five-year deal he signed back in 2011 and, in the wake of Thursday's announcements, was able to explain for the...
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