[F1Guy]

Alonso gave serious thought to quitting F1 before the 2018 season.


Fernando Alonso: "Yes, I did think about the possibility of changing series and stopping Formula 1.

"After I did the Indy 500 last year, when I came back there were a couple of races in Austria, Silverstone, when I thought, 'Maybe next year I could try a different series; I could do full commitment to the triple crown and do Indy and Le Mans and maybe that's the best thing.

"But I felt it was not the time for me to step out – not right now, not after these results, not with this feeling.

"I knew I would regret it for the rest of my life and that I would have this bad taste for the rest of my racing career.

"So definitely I still want to succeed. There is unfinished business for me and McLaren together.

"And I think this year is the time all these things will change. I feel pretty sure about that."


https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/a...-2017-1014148/