Fernando Alonso has left the door open for a sensational return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, revealing {that a} future entry could be notably interesting if he may share a automotive with four-time Components 1 champion Max Verstappen.
The 2-time F1 champion isn’t any stranger to endurance racing. Throughout his transient hiatus from the grand prix paddock, the Spanish driver claimed back-to-back victories on the Circuit de la Sarthe in 2018 and 2019 with Toyota, securing the World Endurance Championship.
The 44-year-old has additionally raced within the IndyCar Collection, however has dominated out a return.
Whereas Alonso is at present dedicated to his F1 marketing campaign with Aston Martin, he spoke about potential strikes elsewhere throughout an on-stage interview with F1 in entrance of his dwelling crowd followers in Barcelona.
“Indy? No, it is not likely on my thoughts proper now. And Hypercar, I do not know. It isn’t one thing I’ve firmly in thoughts both,” he defined. “I would love to do the Dakar, and I would wish to win the Dakar sooner or later. The problem itself is what appeals to me.
“The triple crown can also be very engaging, however so is the Dakar, as a result of in case you handle to win in Components 1, endurance racing and rallying, that may even be one thing with only a few precedents.
“So I just like the problem. However Hypercar too, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans was a extremely lovely expertise for me. Perhaps sooner or later I will do it once more, particularly if it is with Verstappen.”
Aston Martin is at present working by means of main points with its 2026 equipment, with Alonso and his team-mate Lance Stroll additionally enduring a troublesome marketing campaign. After the primary seven rounds, Alonso sits 18th within the drivers’ championship with one level, and Stroll sits twenty second with zero factors.
Aston Martin is tenth, forward of solely Cadillac, which joined the grid in 2026.
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