News Details

Lopez: Lotus was a real option for Alonso

Lotus really was one of Fernando Alonso's options for the 2015 season, team owner Gerard Lopez has admitted. As the long saga preceding the Spanish driver's switch from Ferrari to McLaren played out, many teams in pitlane were linked with the double world champion. With Mercedes' dominant works team all locked up, at the top of the list were the Mercedes-powered customers Williams and Lotus. "It was a real option," Lopez confirmed to Spain's El Mundo newspaper. "We opened the door to Fernando, but it was clear that he had his objectives." Instead, Alonso has gone back to his old 2007 team, McLaren, where despite rumours of exit clauses he openly admits he is unlikely to...
Full Story »
11y ago from F1Zone.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Lopez: We opened the door to Fernando

Gerard Lopez had Fernando Alonso in his sights Before signing for McLaren,...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Alonso and McLaren - the first time around

Given his previous tenure at the team, many believed Fernando Alonso...
11y ago from Formula1.com

Alonso and Button for McLaren as Magnussen gets demoted

(L to R) Yasuhisa Arai, Jenson Button, Kevin Magnussen, Fernando Alonso...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Red Bull has real desire to catch Mercedes

Christian Horner says Red Bull is determined to catch Mercedes this...
11y ago from Crash.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Interlull round-up: Ireland go out, Gyokeres...

Morning all. It's a grey day here today. Not just in terms of the weather,...
2h ago from Arseblog.com

Formal approach prepared: Man Utd rival Arsenal for...

Manchester United are reportedly expected to make a formal approach for...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Sources: Arsenal 'sense' chance to beat Man City...

Arsenal “sense an opportunity” to get involved with one of the major...
14m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Man United plot shock raid on Premier League rivals...

Myles Lewis-Skelly has been linked with a move away from Arsenal at the...
13h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix – FP2 Results

Australian Oscar Piastri rounded out Friday of... Read More »
2h ago from MotorsportWeek.com

F1: Piastri sets FP2 pace at Suzuka

Oscar Piastri edges out Shanghai winner Kimi... Read More »
2h ago from Pitpass.com

FIA announce Lewis Hamilton punishment verdict after Max...

The stewarding panel at the Japanese Grand Prix... Read More »
54m ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.