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McLaren confirms Fernando Alonso to exit F1 after 2018

McLaren has confirmed that Fernando Alonso will not race in Formula 1 next year, bringing his 17-year stay in the sport, in which he has won two World Championships, to a close. Alonso's future has been a talking point and on Tuesday it was announced that the Spaniard will not race in Formula 1 in 2019, with the two-time champion revealing his mind had been made up several months ago. Neither McLaren nor Alonso divulged further details regarding their respective 2019 programmes. 'After 17 wonderful years in this amazing sport, it’s time for me to make a change and move on,' said Alonso. 'I have enjoyed every single minute of those incredible seasons and I cannot thank enough the...
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