Alonso wants to end career with Ferarri

Double world champion Fernando Alonso hopes to see out his Formula One career at Ferrari after he leaves Renault to join the Italian glamour team next season.

Speaking a day after Ferrari announced the Spaniard had signed a three-year deal, Alonso told reporters at the Japanese Grand Prix on Thursday that he hoped to stay well beyond that.

‘I really think that Ferrari will be my last team,’ he declared.

‘Leaving Ferrari to change teams is always a step backwards. It has to be a step backwards because Ferrari is more than a team and I want to finish my career with them.

‘The contract is three years, now, and then with some options to continue. So hopefully I can continue as long as they want and I can finish the career here with a lot of wins,’ the 28-year-old added.