Renault’s double world champion Fernando Alonso said he expects to decide his Formula One future after September’s Italian Grand Prix.
“I think (I will make the decision) after the summer when all this period of races, then the break and then Belgium and Monza are over,” the Spaniard said.
“They are very important races for us to try to get this fourth position in the constructors’ championship,” he added. “And after that will be time to think about what the possibilities are for next year.”
For the second year running, Alonso is a central figure in the driver merry-go-round as interested teams await his decision before finalising their driver line-ups.
The 26-year-old returned to Renault after his well-documented fallout with McLaren, for whom he raced a solitary season last year.
Honda have openly expressed an interest should Alonso decide to leave the French team while Renault-powered Red Bull, currently outperforming their engine providers, are also watching with interest.
Champions Ferrari would undoubtedly be Alonso’s first choice, followed by BMW Sauber, although the Italian team have World Champion Kimi Raikkonen and Championship leading Brazilian Felipe Massa under contract for 2009.
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