Aston Martin reaffirm Alonso commitment amidst market rumours

Throughout the season, misfortune (such as reliability failures in China and Monaco) are responsible for Alonso not securing more points.

Of course, even with these retirements, the 43-year-old is still likely to outscore Lance Stroll over the course of 2025.

Regardless, Alonso’s misfortune has been used to trigger rumours about his future at Aston Martin.

Suggestions the Spaniard could be replaced, despite his contract for 2026, began to filter before the Canadian GP.

Speaking to Sky Sports in Canada, team principal Andy Cowell rejected suggestions about the #14 driver potentially leaving – particularly in the context of rumours about an Alpine move:

“He knows lots of people up and down the pit lane, and also happy with the fact that he’s contracted to us next year.

“And hopefully [Alonso] will stay with us long term as an ambassador with us.

“It’s great working with Fernando. As you know, it’s always good to have a competitive person that pushes.

“Just like you used to [speaking to Nico Rosberg] at Mercedes, and pushes the team on and galvanises the team.”

The 2026 grid to be clarified soon

Fundamentally, it is logical that Fernando Alonso’s years in Formula 1 are numbered – at least to some extent.

He is unlikely to be on the grid in five years, for example. In this sense, discussions about his future are not entirely unfounded.

At the same time, there should be no questioning his position at Aston Martin in the short-term.

Alonso is still comfortably faster than Stroll, both in qualifying and race trim.

Should Aston Martin deliver a race-winning car next season, they could see a similar gap between their drivers to 2023.

When Aston were capable of regular podiums, it was Alonso who secured them – finishing over 130 points ahead of his teammate in the standings.

If Aston hit the ground running in 2026, Alonso would almost certainly lead the way.

In this scenario – should Cowell’s team want to strengthen their line-up – surely Stroll’s position would be questioned.

Whilst Aston Martin are not fighting at the front, questioning Alonso’s future will be possible for media outlets – since his performances are not being highlighted.

However, if Alonso is given winning machinery, such narratives will be more difficult to spread.