"It was a little bit of a stressful time - I had four days to decide. Drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber took a combined six victories. There were huge changes to the technical regulations in 2009 and Red Bull made a promising start to the era, finishing second in the standings behind runaway champions Brawn. In 2009, Alonso only had one podium and finished ninth in the championship. "I chose Renault just because they were family to me at that time, and Red Bull in 2007 were not very competitive, and Toyota were also struggling." 2009Īlonso's claimed only two victories in his two years back at Renault and one of those - the 2008 Singapore GP - was once again shrouded in controversy.
I had Red Bull, I had Toyota, and I had Renault coming back. "At that time, to be honest, I had a tough decision to make at McLaren. Red Bull only entered the sport in 2005 and only had one podium to their name - and no wins - by the time they offered Alonso a contract. 2007Īlonso arrived at McLaren in 2007 as F1's youngest double champion, but a controversial year - when he partnered Lewis Hamilton - both on and off the track meant the sport's leading light was effectively a free agent at the end of the season. Watch the Italian GP on Sky F1 this weekendīut while Red Bull team boss Christian Horner maintains he only offered the driver a seat once, in 2007, Alonso stuck to his story when speaking to reporters at the Belgian GP, and went into detail about why he turned the team down. Alonso and Red Bull clash over 'seat offers'
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