Fernando Alonso's decision to join Aston Martin branded ‘strange’ by former Ferrari teammate
dailystar.co.ukFormula 1 paddock by announcing he has signed for Aston Martin on a “multi-year deal”, replacing Sebastian Vettel, who will retire at the end of the season.
The Spaniard had been expected to sign a new deal with Alpine, the Enstone-based team he won the world championship with in 2005 and 2006.
But Alonso’s desire for a two-year deal rather than the one-year contract, which Alpine preferred, prompted the 41-year-old to explore other options. READ MORE: Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin move could see highly-rated pair get F1 big break And another option opened up when Vettel announced he would be leaving Aston Martin and called time on his career last week.
Negotiations between Aston and Alonso were concluded swiftly, and in secret, with the announcement catching most in the sport by complete surprise.Among those surprised by the news was Massa, who raced with Alonso at Ferrari between 2010 and 2013.
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