OK, who else thinks this isn’t a good idea…
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I’m really happy about it 
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I wonder how much Alonso has had to pay for the seat?
I thought that for most of the latter part of his career, he was the most complete diver on the circuit. He had been given some poor advice (Briatore again) and made some poorly timed, bad decisions.
However, he’s been away from the bleeding edge for 2 years now. A return to Renault, for a third stint there (at 39), is just a sign that his ego hasn’t come to terms with the rational part of his brain. To prove himself, there is a fear he will become a Try-Hard. That makes him a liability and potentially as dangerous as a testosterone filled rookie.
I suppose it will satisfy the crash hungry simpletons.
I just think it’s a sad way to end a great career.
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He’s a character, and F1 needs characters.
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There is that. There’s always room for characters, but I’m pretty happy in general with the current crop. They are more opinionated, spirited, and seem able to have a laugh more than previous generations. At least since the mid/late 80s.
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True that, I’m turning into a huge Norris fan, might even get the t-shirt and cap 
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Fred’ll attract sponsorship.
And that’s it.
Bit of a white flag from Renault TBH, they know they’re mid-field, so may as well be profitably mid-field.
I can’t see it as any kind of a good thing - a has-been keeping young talent out of a seat is never good - lookin’ at you Kimi…
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And you Sebastian …
Seb is still young. Just not an up-and-comer.
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Looking more like a down-and-outer these days
Have you ever given any thought to giving some thought to a topic before you reflexively posting?
Asking for a friend*
**obvious lie, I have no friends
Well I don’t think he will be at Ferrari next season
He’s living up to a Mark Webber comment from a few years ago, “Seb achieved a lot when young karting champ, multiple World Champion, husband, father. Maybe he’ll retire early.”
I’m chuffed to bits he’s back, and I suspect - and hope - he’s still got it*
He always was about being 9.5/10 in all areas - never the out and out best at one thing**, but the best pound-for-pound driver since Michael by a country mile IMHO
- but we won’t really know either way til he shows up, will we, so …
** apart from stirring shit, obvs
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Mark’s a smart guy, and makes some very good calls, but if anyone seriously thinks Fingerbwoy is leaving cos he wants to…
I respect and admire your simp… er… single-minded optimism 
So let’s just enshrine that gem for posterity… 
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It was a prescient quote from several years ago - paraphrased to within an inch of it’s life - no, I don’t believe this is through choice, but it may be the catalyst to early retirement.
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Awww, bless 
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FB was always frail in the one respect that if he wasn’t where he wanted to be - mentally, positionally, status-wise - then he was hopelessly adrift in the doldrums. He wanted to be Schumacher, emotionally he was a lot more Jean Alesi…
If he was sat where Lewis is sat, he’d have gone right on being WC until he really was ready to retire. If he’d been team mate to Lewis, he’d have left after two seasons.
They come, they go - bring on the youngbloods…
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Very much this.
Sadly, the number of drivers with the talent AND money leaves a lot to be desired. Among the current crop of juniors there are very few that I would scratch my chin and say, “Wow !” There are lots (too many) drivers in the junior formulae who would be journeyman racers.
About the only driver that I see a real future for is Mick Schumacher.
Here I find myself enormously torn. He has a hell of a name to live up to, and I would hate that to become a millstone around his neck. On the other hand he has shown great maturity and steady progress, so much so it would be a shame for him not to get a crack.
I fear that it will end in tears.
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