F1 | Alpine, Alonso: “We'll talk about the renewal after the summer break”

And that of Great Britain went great, with a fifth place which is the best result of the season. Fernando Alonso explained it after qualifying at Silverstone, his priority is to concentrate on the close races in July, to reverse a trend that has not always seen him lucky this year.

A mantra that seems to have already worked well because the Spaniard was the author of a great race on the historic English circuit, finishing in fifth place behind Charles Leclerc's Ferrari. Now the two-time world champion is looking with confidence to Austria, France and Hungary. And then he will think about the contract.

Because there is time to discuss the contract extension with Alpine, and the discussion is postponed until the resumption of the championship after the summer break. However, all the evidence points towards the renewal of the contract, a desire expressed several times by the driver himself who wants to continue racing for at least another two years.

“So far we have not started any negotiations - Alonso told Motorsport.com - I want to continue, I've already said it several times, but now I want to focus on the July races without distractions. We have important races back to back and I want to score as many points as possible because in the first nine GPs I was a bit unlucky."