​Fernando Alonso says he has “no idea” what he will decide once he eventually ends his Formula 1 career, as speculation over his future continues to swirl. The two-time world champion has consistently insisted that he will make his decision about life in grand prix racing around the summer break, while insisting that the timing is not tied to Aston Martin’s upgrade package due to arrive at the final race before the break in Hungary.
Despite Aston Martin’s current struggles and Alonso’s well-known displeasure with the new generation of F1 cars, growing chatter suggests this could be his final season in the sport. He even heightened that talk last month by saying Barcelona would be his last visit to that venue. Yet regardless of when he chooses to retire from F1, the 44-year-old has made clear he has no concrete plans for what comes next. When asked what he would do if he were not racing in F1, he replied simply: “No, no idea.”
During the same media session at Silverstone, Alonso was queried about walking the Camino de Santiago—a pilgrimage across Spain to Galicia, with one route passing through his hometown of Oviedo—which he would consider, but not until his newborn son is older. “I wish I could do it one day, but it will not be exactly right after retirement,” he explained. “Especially now with my son being three months old, I cannot think about walking three weeks around Spain with him. So I will have to wait a couple of years.”
Alonso hinted at staying in motorsport in some capacity, either in a different discipline or in a non-driving role within an F1 team. “I definitely have some challenges ahead. Most of them are motorsport-related. I want to win Dakar, I’ve said that many times,” he said. “I may want to win different things. I want to challenge myself in endurance racing again, especially if Max [Verstappen] wants to do it someday as well. When I stop racing, I would like to continue with this team in a different role, trying to help. I’ve been in Formula 1 for 26 years now, and I think I can contribute. I’d rather use that experience to benefit the team than just sit at home watching on TV.”
Alonso’s pursuits outside F1 during his period away from the series in the late 2010s saw him become World Endurance Champion in 2018-19 and a two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner with Toyota in 2018 and 2019, alongside a Daytona 24 Hours victory with Cadillac in 2019. The Spaniard also made three Indianapolis 500 starts, plus an appearance at the 2020 Dakar Rally, underscoring a diverse and enduring motorsport career even beyond Formula 1.