Why Alonso and Renault have nothing to lose from their third dalliance
Fernando Alonso will end a two-year spell on F1's sidelines by returning to the grid with the renamed Alpine squad next season. But is their storied history good enough reason to get together for a third time, or is this latest reunion destined to backfire?
Why has Renault signed Fernando Alonso for a return to Formula 1 in 2021 and beyond? A better question might be, 'why wouldn't it?'.
This, after all, is one of the greatest drivers in the history of F1. If a team seeking to return to success could get hold of the sort of performance that Alonso can bring - performance that, for example, could almost single-handedly make the second-slowest car on the grid finish sixth in the constructors' championship only two years ago - why would that team not take the opportunity?
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