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Alonso spoke with Mercedes after Rosberg retirement
Fernando Alonso has acknowledged he spoke to Mercedes in the wake of Nico Rosberg's shock retirement from Formula 1, but says talks never became serious. Mercedes has only committed to a one-year deal with Rosberg's replacement Valtteri Bottas, and when quizzed over whether he had talks with the world champion team last year or planned to this year Alonso confirmed that discussions had taken place. "When Rosberg retired, there were a couple of days where I had some conversations and phone calls, but there was no point to discuss anything because I was happy at McLaren," said Alonso. "Let's say Mercedes, after the surprise of Rosberg, had to do a little check of everyone -...
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