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01 THIRD TIME’S A CHARM? ALONSO BACK TO RENAULT

02 F1 BOSS BACKS RACING POINT IN ‘DUCT-GATE’

03 MORE ROUNDS JOIN THE 2020 CALENDAR

01 ALONSO DEAL LEAVES VETTEL ON THE MARGINS

Sebastian Vettel’s future in Formula 1 hangs in the balance following Renault’s announcement that Fernando Alonso will join the Anglo-French team on a two-year contract from the start of 2021. When Ferrari announced that Vettel’s contract would not be renewed beyond this year – indeed, that it had not even offered the four-time world champion a deal to stay on – Renault seemed the most plausible alternative destination, given that it has championship ambitions and had a vacancy to fill.

That door was closed at the beginning of July when Renault announced that Alonso, who walked away from F1 at the end of 2018 after four turbulent and largely disappointing seasons with McLaren, would be returning to the team with which he won his world championships in 2005 and 2006. While senior Renault