McLaren would not stand in the way of Fernando Alonso securing a racing return to Formula 1 in 2020 despite his current contractual agreement with the team. Two-time world champion Alonso stepped away from racing in F1 at the end of last year in order to pursue other racing interests, but retained links to McLaren through a two-year ambassadorial role. Alonso tested the team's 2019 car, the MCL34, in Bahrain earlier this year and was initially set to play a part in the development of its 2020 car, only for McLaren to cut back his involvement and confirm last month he had no further F1 outings planned for the team. Alonso currently has no firm racing programme in place after leaving...
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