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Alonso set for 2021 F1 return

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Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso is set to return to Formula One with Renault in 2021, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

Alonso, who left Formula One at the end of 2018 after a final season with McLaren, won his championsh­ip titles with Renault in 2005 and 2006.

The Spaniard, 38, has made no secret of his desire to return to the Formula One grid, with the French manufactur­er having a vacancy.

Alonso could join Frenchman Esteban Ocon and replace Australian Daniel Ricciardo, who is moving to McLaren at the end of the 2020 season.

“I don’t know if he is going to join or not with us but definitely if he could come back here I’d be very happy,” Ocon said last week.

Renault were not immediatel­y available for comment. —

 ?? Picture: FRANCK FIFE / AFP ?? COMEBACK KID: Fernando Alonso of Spain, a two-time F1 world champion, is planning a return to the sport.
Picture: FRANCK FIFE / AFP COMEBACK KID: Fernando Alonso of Spain, a two-time F1 world champion, is planning a return to the sport.

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