Fernando Alonso has left the door open for a sensational return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, revealing {that a} future entry can be notably interesting if he might share a automotive with four-time Formulation 1 champion Max Verstappen.
The 2-time F1 champion isn’t any stranger to endurance racing. Throughout his temporary 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 Sequence, however has dominated out a return.
Whereas Alonso is at the moment 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 residence crowd followers in Barcelona.
“Indy? No, it is probably not 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 someday. 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 Formulation 1, endurance racing and rallying, that will 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 stunning expertise for me. Possibly someday I will do it once more, particularly if it is with Verstappen.”
Aston Martin is at the moment working by way 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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