I'm here ready to enjoy the event, ready to give my best, and help the team as much as I can. Follow the 2019-20 Formula E season across the BBC with full race calendar, results and TV and online coverage times. "I think we do need to kind of keep our head down. "If one day I come back in F1, which I doubt because my plan is firmly to stop F1, it's if I [can] win a world championship," he said. “I feel very good now and very competitive in any car I jump in. "I had an incredible experience at Indianapolis in 2017 and I knew in my heart of hearts I had to go back if the opportunity was there. "I think I approach the race knowing the next two years is going to be impossible to come," Alonso said. "Alonso started the 2018 season in strong form, finishing fifth in Australia and seventh in Bahrain - despite starting 13th - and was fourth in the drivers' championship as a result.But the aerodynamic limitations of McLaren's MCL33, which was hamstrung by a problem developing the car in the windtunnel, meant Alonso's season nosedived.He believes McLaren is now in a position to consolidate its turnaround in form and make further gains. By keeping his toe in the water by driving the car on occasion while remaining across everything that is going on internally with regards the development of the car, he will remain an attractive proposition for both McLaren and potentially other teams in the future.“I feel at the peak of my career so probably being at home is a waste of time,” said Alonso. They analyse and make decisions looking at the telemetry.
Discussions about when this will happen are ongoing, but McLaren chief Zak Brown says Friday running on race weekends is unlikely. "Buy tickets to Formula 1 races with Autosport's preferred ticketing providerBuy tickets to races with Autosport's preferred ticketing providerIn the latest edition of the Autosport podcast, Alex Kalinauckas and Jonathan Noble preview the Formula 1 Belgian Grand PrixChoose from over 35 livestreams on Motorsport.tv this weekend - totalling almost 100 hours of live racing at your fingertipsNASCAR Heat 5's second Content Pack available from 27 August on Playstation, Xbox and PCIn the latest edition of the Autosport podcast, Alex Kalinauckas and Jonathan Noble preview the Formula 1 Belgian Grand PrixChoose from over 35 livestreams on Motorsport.tv this weekend - totalling almost 100 hours of live racing at your fingertipsNASCAR Heat 5's second Content Pack available from 27 August on Playstation, Xbox and PCLawrence Stroll is serious about building Aston Martin and Racing Point into strong competitors in their fields - and his signing of a key Mercedes executive has wider ramifications, says MARK GALLAGHERDeciding what to do after racing is a challenge for many racers, but a British Le Mans ace chose to get ahead of the game while his career was going strong. "I think that his getting back to Formula 1 next year will mean that potentially this is the last time he has to win the Indy 500 in the near future, therefore he's never wavered during this time of COVID. Alonso also won the 2019 24 Hours of Daytona for Wayne Taylor Racing. Fernando Alonso quiere recalar en …

He even carried out simulator work. Alonso would be 42 if he returns in three years, meaning next Sunday could be Borg Warner or bust. Hopefully I can help as much as I can.”His Indy preparations will take up a lot of Alonso's time. But F1 was never too far from his mind.“From last summer, we have been discussing different scenarios,” he said. “Maybe having a driver behind the engineers thinking helps. If one day [the opportunity of] Formula 1 again arrives where I can be competitive and I can win then I cannot be relaxed at home in that moment. Unbeatable analysis.Ferrari was left "disappointed and angry" by its display in Sunday's Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix after failing to score any points, according to team principal Mattia BinottoMax Verstappen found Sunday's Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix "pretty boring", believing he spent 38 of the 44 laps at Spa managing his tyres en route to third placeAlphaTauri Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly says he "thought we were in the wall" when he pulled off a spectacular overtake on Sergio Perez in the Belgian Grand PrixToto Wolff has explained the radio exchange with Valtteri Bottas over using a push mode to catch Lewis Hamilton in the opening stages of Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix.