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Abiteboul: We never considered Alonso for 2019
Fernando Alonso was never under consideration by the Renault team, despite suggestions by the Spaniard that he had offers four or five offers on the table but turned them down by deciding to quit Formula 1 at the end of the season to pursue more competitive challenges in other categories of racing. Despite denials from Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, Alonso insists he was offered a spot with the energy drinks outfit after Daniel Ricciardo defected to Renault. But apart from Red Bull's alleged offer, Alonso claimed, 'I did refuse four or five offers. I don't think that my targets or my challenges for next year were any more in Formula One at this point.' 'The offers that I had,...
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