Briatore broke the networks with this viral ‘wink’ at Fernando Alonso’s future

At 9:00 this Monday morning it was learned that Fernando Alonso has not yet decided whether to continue in Formula 1 in 2025. Although his priority if he continues is Aston Martin, the native of Oviedo clarified that he has ” good position ” to choose his future because he is the “only world champion available” on the grid, without a contract binding him, and in addition, he acknowledges that his situation has awakened the interest of several teams. Many have placed him as one of the strong candidates for Hamilton’s position at Mercedes in 2025 and shortly after the media assured ‘The Race’ that Alonso is just Mercedes’ ‘Plan B’ behind his young future talent, Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Formula 2), Flavio Briatore published a photo that soon went viral on the networks and accumulated more than 6,000 likes on Instagram in less than an hour.

Flavio Briatore is responsible for raising the tension of F1 fans a little more with a picture having breakfast with the Mercedes Team Principal, Toto Wolff, in a pastry shop in Monaco. Nice wink from Flavio, who was in charge of helping Fernando Alonso in negotiations for a short time (Luís García Abad no longer did), and was indeed key in convincing the Oviedo native to accept Aston’s offer Martin.

Before he talked to Aston Martin

However, the picture should not have more relevance than the ‘wink’ that Briatore made at the future of his great friend and student, because Fernando Alonso made sure that before negotiating anything with another F1 team, he first has to decide if he wants to be in F1 and, then, his priority is to sit down and negotiate with Aston Martin if he wants to continue in F1.

In the event that an agreement cannot be reached with the green team, and only in that case, the man from Oviedo will talk to other teams, where Mercedes seems to be in pole position.

Of course, Alonso clarified that he did not receive the calls directly, but indicated that someone in his environment had contacted him to inquire about the Spaniard’s situation. “Any calls? Mmmm… (thinking). Not directly to me. But there is certainly a general interest in knowing what my situation is and what my idea is for the future. But the ones that have shown the most interest so far and the ones that ask me every week, let’s say, are always Aston Martin. So, let’s see…” said Fernando Alonso.

Briatore, Fernando Alonso’s great mentor

Fernando himself explained in a documentary recently released on ‘DAZN’ the good relationship he continues to have with his advisor and sporting father, Flavio Briatore, also highlighting the Italian’s excellent negotiating skills.

“You come to F1 very young and Flavio was my sporting father at Renault and apart from giving me that seat at Renault, he always advised me on things that are good and things that can be improved. And he a good negotiator, also a person with a lot of charisma and very powerful in the paddock, and we have maintained the relationship, we have been 2001 until now, we have been 23 years and it has only gotten stronger. It is an almost paternal relationship that I am with him.”

“In professional sports you always get to know the people who are there a little bit out of interest, from the people who are really there. And the ones who are sincere in what they say and show you the most generous side, the most human side. . And Flavio is in that category, in that of a friend. We both live in Monaco, we see each other often and I have a friendship. Aside from professional things, we also talk about personal things. And he has been a great advisor throughout my career. sporty”.