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Very poor on track action gave Alonso motivation to leave

"Very poor" on track action gave Alonso motivation to leave

17-08-2018 08:24

The two-time World champion announced he was to leave F1 earlier this week. It's unclear where he is heading, but we know it's not Grand Prix racing. Having been in the sport for 17 years, Alonso reveals why he decided to call it time in an interview on F1i.

"The action on track is not the one I dreamed of when I joined F1, or when I was in different series or the action on track that I experienced in other years," Alonso said at Silverstone for this weeks WEC round.

"I stopped because the action on track in my opinion I feel is very poor. In fact, what we talk about more in F1, is off track."

At the Hungarian race, Alonso lashed out at the TV producers for dramatising his radio more than any other driver. And the numerous contract speculation surrounding the Spaniard over the season and you can hardly be surprised Alonso uses this as a reason.

"We talk about polemics. We talk about radio messages. We talk about all these things, and when we talk so many times about those things, it is a bad sign," Alonso added.

"It is because the on-track action was very poor on that weekend, and that is what I feel in F1 now, and I think there are other series that maybe offer better action, more joy and more happiness, so that is what I try to find."

Alonso has he as done before, went on to talk about the predictability of the sport. At least we now know McLaren aren't at fault.