2/3 of that has gone past now - dry.
By now, both him and Mclaren know perfectly well whether they are anywhere near winning and a WDC for their 2017 contender.
If there is doubt the '17 Mclaren is able to win, then the objective has been lost, and i'm without a single doubt Alonso is open to leave whenever however he wants.
If Mercedes has a '17 contender that is able to win races and the title, then Alonso is without a single doubt able to go there, it only depends on whether Mercedes
is really willing to get him aboard. That question however has already been answered,
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alons ... le-676542/
more fuel on thatAlonso says Hamilton/Mercedes swap deal was on table
Fernando Alonso has revealed that a proposal for a Ferrari/Mercedes swap with Lewis Hamilton for 2015 was on the table, before he eventually decided to cut loose and join McLaren.
Amid intense discussions over the summer of 2014 about his future at the Maranello team, there had been speculation that Alonso was trying to open a door for a switch to Mercedes.
One idea that surfaced at the time was for a straight driver swap with Hamilton, who would be moved to Ferrari for last season.
However, the idea never got very far and, after feeling that he could not continue giving his all for Ferrari, in the end his contract was cancelled and he decided to join McLaren.
Speaking to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser about the idea of a swap with Hamilton, Alonso said: "Yes, that offer was there.
"The circumstances meant that it came up, but Ferrari didn't want it at that point. They were in talks with me to renew until 2019, but Ferrari's offer did not convince me and I went to McLaren-Honda.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/moto ... 54926.html
and NOWMercedes target Fernando Alonso in 2016 if Lewis Hamilton goes
Fernando Alonso would be top of the list for Mercedes if Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton fails to agree a new deal with the team beyond this year, according to motorsport director Toto Wolff.
Hamilton, who took his second championship in 2014 after winning 11 races, has yet to put pen to paper on a new contract despite both sides talking about their eagerness to stay together.
“There’s no hurry, we’ll discuss it during the year,” Wolff told Italy’s Gazetta dello Sport. “I’m an optimist. The priority is to continue with these drivers [Hamilton and Nico Rosberg]. Should it not be possible, then Alonso represents the first alternative, then there’s [Finland’s Valtteri] Bottas.”
McLaren said last month that Spaniard Alonso, a double world champion, had signed a multi-year deal in joining them from Ferrari. However, Alonso made little secret of the fact that he was interested in the Mercedes seat and is likely to have exit clauses if McLaren, who are starting a new partnership with Honda after years with Mercedes, under-perform.
Wolff has emphasised repeatedly that Mercedes want Hamilton to stay long-term and his words could be seen also as a means of putting pressure on the Briton by suggesting the team have alternatives. The Austrian paid tribute also to Alonso’s abilities, saying he was “dangerous” in any car. “If he has a car that can finish sixth, he will take it to third place,” said Wolff.
He also tipped Mercedes-powered Williams, the team he was with before Mercedes and which employs his wife Susie as a test driver as well as Bottas, as being a main rival in 2015 after they finished third overall last year.
“I put Williams at the top of the list,” Wolff said. “But I also fear a lot Red Bull. They have won four titles in a row and will use every resource in order to fight again for the title.”
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/2316766/ ... -mercedes/
99% certain Alonso.Nico Rosberg quits: Fernando Alonso in pole position to replace Rosberg at Mercedes
Spanish race ace won't come cheap - Mercedes need to release him from his McLaren deal worth around £25million
FERNANDO ALONSO is in pole position to replace Nico Rosberg after the German stunned F1 by announcing his retirement.
Rosberg, 31, dropped the bombshell just ahead of receiving the world championship trophy at a gala in Vienna on Friday.
one name that is top of the wish-list is two-time world champion Alonso, who was desperate to join Mercedes in 2014.
The Spaniard is in the final year of his contract at McLaren but would jump at the chance to join Mercedes and partner Lewis Hamilton for a second time in his career.
Alonso called Wolff about a seat for the 2014 season when his Ferrari contract was up but the Austrian was unwilling to break up his pairing to accommodate Alonso.
