Alonso drops SHOCK F1 retirement bombshell

Aston Martin star Fernando Alonso has dropped a huge bombshell regarding his plans for a shock retirement from Formula 1.

The two-time world champion completed his 400th race in the sport at the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday, although it was ultimately a disappointing ending given he did not finish the race.

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In a career that most would envy, Alonso has raced for seven teams in his career, winning two world championships, 32 races, and achieving 32 podium finishes.

The Spaniard may never have got anywhere near 400 races, however, had his career panned out as expected.

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Fernando Alonso reveals retirement plans

“I was 99 percent sure that 2009 would be my last Formula 1 season. That was my plan - very clear plan in my head.

"I won the championship in 2005, again in ’06, joined McLaren for three years, and that was my last contract in my head.”

Given that he would have turned just 28 years old in 2009, that is a huge claim considering that he is currently 43 and showing no signs of a current exit from the sport.

When asked what he would have done should that decision have come to fruition, he replied: “I don’t know. This is beyond my wildest imagination, to be a Formula 1 champion. So what else can I do here?"

"But, after Formula 1, there is a different life outside, and even not so much about motor racing.

“I was thinking I will have a family, I will do normal things, normal days.”

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