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Wolff: No talk of Alonso joining Mercedes

Although Toto Wolff had dinner with Flavio Briatore in Baku, the Mercedes motorsport boss insists there 'was not any talk about Fernando joining the team.' Despite McLaren-Honda's continued struggles, Alonso intriguingly stated that Baku had been a 'very positive weekend for me'. This led to speculation that the Spaniard had resolved his future while Wolff's Friday night dinner with Alonso's manager pointed towards a 2018 Mercedes contract. However, the Mercedes motorsport boss says Alonso joining Mercedes was never part of the dinner conversation. 'If you have dinner with Flavio it is clear that you talk about Alonso,' Wolff told PA Sport, 'but we are very happy with our driver line-up....
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