Alonso: “With McLaren in 2016 and 2017”

Back alongside McLaren at the start of the year, to reform the legendary duo from the end of the 80s, Honda still appears in difficulty as the 2015 championship reaches its final part.

Despite the complicated situation, McLaren recently announced the continuation of its collaboration with Jenson Button, and should still be able to count on the assistance of Fernando Alonso, both in 2016 and 2017. Questioned this Thursday at a press conference, the double world champion reaffirmed his commitment “in 2016 and 2017.”

The more than disappointing results do not seem, for the moment, to discourage the former pilot. Ferrari who wants to continue the work. “We will continue to glean information for the settings for 2016. We want to help Honda develop the Power Unit, in terms of flexibility of use, reliability. »

The Spaniard also returned to his statements on the radio in Japan, where he spoke of an embarrassing level of performance, comparing the engine to a GP2 block. “Radio messages should be private, according to the Iberian. The most important thing at Suzuka is that I visited the facilities and saw the engine program for next year. We had a long meeting. You have to move forward and be positive. This meeting before the Grand Prix was more important. »