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Alonso: ‘I quit F1 because it's a weak show'
Fernando Alonso has reiterated in no uncertain terms why he has decided to quit Formula 1 at the end of the season. The two-time World Champion will enter his 314th and, as it stands, final Formula 1 race in the 2018 season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix next weekend. Alonso is not full closing the door on a return, but is using 2019 to explore other opportunities which currently consists of a continuation of his WEC duties and a return to the Indy 500 with McLaren. The Spaniard has grown increasingly disillusioned with Formula 1, labelling the so-called pinnacle of motorsport as 'weak'. 'What happens now is not the Formula 1 that made me want to be a racing driver,' Alonso told Speed...
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