Mercedes bosses met in Germany “and reached the conclusion it is in the best interests of the company and the (McLaren-Mercedes) team to let go of the Spaniard at the end of the year,” the Marca daily said.
The decision was motivated by the poor personal relations between Alonso and both his British teammate Lewis Hamilton and McLaren boss Ron Dennis, Marca said, quoting sources close to McLaren-Mercedes.
It was “backed (Wednesday) by all the partners and the team,” including Dennis. FoxSports.com
Hamilton leads the Formula 1 drivers’ championship ahead of the last race, the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, with a four-point advantage over team mate and bitter rival Alonso and a seven-point gap on Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.
“We cheer for that to happen,” Massa said of rumours about Alonso’s imminent exit from the British-German team. “A team with Alonso and Hamilton together is very strong. With both racing separately, our chances increase.” BangkokPost.com
The decision was motivated by the poor personal relations between Alonso and both his British team-mate Lewis Hamilton and McLaren boss Ron Dennis, Marca said, quoting sources close to McLaren-Mercedes.
It was “backed yesterday (Wednesday) by all the partners and the team, ” including Dennis.
“This situation means that all roads for Alonso lead to Renault, ” the team with which the Spaniard won world titles in 2005 and 2006, the newspaper said.
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