Fernando Alonso and his epic ‘trolling’ to announce his future

Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin They played with the hearts of their followers. This Tuesday, they announced Fernando Alonso’s most anticipated decision, whether or not to continue driving in F1 in 2027, with a video with an unexpected final script twist that could have set off any defibrillator. The man from Oviedo and the team played with an aesthetic and initial speech that suggested a retreat. But finally, Alonso announced his contract renewal as an Aston Martin driver in F1 for 2027.

The British team notified all its followers through its networks an hour before that an announcement would be made at 1:00 p.m. (Spanish time) this Tuesday. They did it with the image of a black and white chair, which was reminiscent of the ‘set’ in which Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement from F1 with this same set a few years ago. And when Fernando began to speak, everything seemed to indicate that he was leaving.

“It has taken me a little time to make the decision, but now I am very clear. I will retire from Formula 1,” he said, with a dramatic silence that was broken unexpectedly: “But not yet.” The ‘trolling’ of Alonso and Aston Martin to the fans was vintage. Suffering, before joy. Alonso will continue in F1 in 2027.