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Alonso hints at further motorsport challenges

Fernando Alonso says his motorsport challenges are not finished and suggests further surprises could follow in the coming weeks.

GPBeat · Newsroom06 Oct 2026, 01:18 · 1 min

RacingNews365 Nederland published Alonso’s remarks on 1 October after speaking with him alongside other journalists. The two-time Formula 1 champion said he thought the motorsport challenges he had taken on in the past were not over, and suggested there might be more surprises in the coming weeks.

Alonso also described Max Verstappen as the only F1 driver trying GT racing.

Alonso did not name a race or series, or say whether the possible surprises would involve a new racing entry.

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SOURCEAlonso hint op grote autosportverrassingRacingNews365 Nederland · Source date as found: 2026-10-01

Source context

Source: RacingNews365 Nederland’s 1 October 2026 account of Alonso’s conversation with its journalists and others.

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RacingNews365 says Alonso made the remarks in a conversation with its journalists and others. The supplied account is one publication, not independent confirmation by multiple outlets.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Attribution and interview context Article published 1 October 2026 No original recording or separate account of the conversation was supplied.

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Alonso said he thinks the motorsport challenges he has pursued in the past are not over. This is his assessment of his future, not an announced race entry.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Alonso's stated intentions Remarks reported 1 October 2026; future plans unspecified He did not identify a particular future challenge in the quoted passage.

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RacingNews365 reports Alonso saying there might be more surprises in the coming weeks. The possibility is attributed to him; neither an announcement nor a start in another category is established.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Possible announcement The weeks following the remarks reported on 1 October 2026 The article supplies no confirmed event, discipline or entry date.

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Alonso described Verstappen as the only F1 driver trying GT races. That is Alonso's characterization, not an independently established count of drivers.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Alonso's comparison with other F1 drivers Remarks reported 1 October 2026 The supplied source provides no comprehensive comparison of drivers' activities.

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06 Oct 2026, 01:18

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