Alonso: Worst Formula One season in history

Fernando Alonso reckons this is the "worst" season ever in F1, Renault's performances are nothing short of "frustrating" and remained coy on rumours he's off to Ferrari.

You either love him or you don't, there doesn't seem to be any middle ground with Fernando Alonso but one thing the Spaniard will also do is give you his opinion when asked. And that's exactly what the Independent did.

"This is the worst Formula One we had in many years, maybe the worst in history," he told the newspaper, "because of the politics and all of the fights. We need to find a solution as soon as possible. These six months, they have been very bad for Formula One.

"The people at home, they don't understand why Ferrari isn't winning. They don't understand about diffusers and KERS, they care about the show. And every week we have two or three press releases, from the FIA, from FOTA, this is not our dream of Formula One!

"Still in July and we don't have a solution! This is not right because we want the best possible Formula One: continuity in the rules, the good show for the people... All these politic[al] fights, they are damaging the sport because the fans they are not very keen on them.

"We all need to step back, with the economical situation we are having now and the war, and there are some lessons we need to learn. And hopefully next year we have a better Formula One, a better show, and a full grandstand, maybe cheaper tickets.

"FIA cannot do the rules as they want, every day changing. We need consistency. You have to reduce the cost, but step by step and not forgetting this is Formula One, this is new technology, this is the highest in motorsport. You cannot destroy 60 years of history of Formula One."

Asked for his thoughts on Renault's own season on the track, which has yielded very few rewards for the double World Champion, Alonso admitted: "It's frustrating, for sure because we start the season with high hopes, thinking only to fight for the Championship and to win races and be on the podium. After four or five races we realise that we are not quick enough.

"So we are frustrated. But once you know the situation it's time to keep working, not to be down, to be productive with the team and try to be quick as soon as possible.

"It is disappointing to not be able to fight like that, but it is the way it is. It is the same for Ferrari, for McLaren, for BMW. The top teams from last year, they are struggling a little bit."

As for rumours that his future lies with Ferrari, who he reportedly has a deal to race for in 2010, he said: "We will see. We all know the history of Ferrari, but at the moment I am happy at Renault and we will see what happens in the future.

"At the moment the only concern is having a great Formula One for the future, better than this year. Continuity in the rules, with all the big manufacturers there.

"When we have that, the dream is to win World Championships. I won two, I'm 27 years old, so I want to win more. I am still young, so I am sure I will have more possibilities to win and I will be ready to take the opportunities."

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