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It’s “no secret” Aston Martin want to re-sign Fernando Alonso for the 2025 season, if not longer, but Mike Krack admits first the Spaniard has to decide if he wants to continue in Formula 1.
At 42 years of age, Alonso is the oldest driver on the Formula 1 grid but he shows no sign of slowing down with his passion for the sport re-ignited by last year’s incredible season with Aston Martin, whom he joined from Alpine
Mike Krack determined to ‘keep’ Fernando Alonso at Aston Martin
Securing eight podiums, three of which were runner-up results, he finished the season up in fourth place in the Drivers’ Championship, which marked his best showing since his P2 with Ferrari a decade earlier.
Today, though, he admits he’s yet to decide if he wants to continue in Formula 1 for another year or even longer.
Aston Martin team boss Krack says it’s “no secret” his driver is debating his future amidst rumours he could even take Lewis Hamilton’s soon-to-be-vacant seat at Mercedes. However, Krack is determined to hold onto his star driver.
“It’s no secret that he first of all wants to decide for himself what he wants to do. And I think it’s also no secret that I keep saying that we want to continue working with Fernando.
“I have also said the most important thing is that we give him a quick car, so that he believes in this project, and that he believes in this team, and everything else we will discuss over the weeks to come.
“Now, it is clear a driver of his calibre is attractive for everybody, that’s clear, but we will try to keep him.”
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But for Krack it’s more than just Alonso’s ability on the track that is behind his desire to re-sign the double World Champion.
“It’s not only what he brings in terms of driving talent and race craft that we don’t have to discuss, but he brings this extra to the team,” he said.
However, should Alonso opt to either quit Formula 1 or join another team next season, Krack was asked if he’d be interested in signing Max Verstappen.
“As far as I know, Max has a contract,” he said.
But pressed on if he didn’t a deal with Red Bull, Krack said: “If I say yes, then you say and what about if Lewis was available? Or what if he was available? No, let’s keep our feet on the ground step by step.”
As for his side, Alonso has made it clear that Aston Martin is his “first priority” but only after he has made the decision about whether he wants to continue or not.
“First of all, I need to decide myself what I want to do for the future,” he said when asked about what he’d like to do next season.
