After a month of rumours and hearsay, the Mclaren team has recently confirmed that Spanish driver Fernando Alonso has agreed to leave Mclaren.

A statement has been released by the team has made it clear that Alonso has quit his contract with two years left to run:
“Following a meeting between Fernando Alonso and McLaren, it was agreed that it would be in the best interests of both parties to bring the relationship to an end,” the statement said.

It was noted that although Alonso eluded to the ups and downs that came in this F1 season, Alonso himself bears no grudges or ill will towards Lewis hamilton of the Mclaren Team.

Of course from all the maelstrom of controversy this year, I think there were a lot of wounds that could not be healed so simply, such as Alonso’s near betrayal of Mclaren at the Paris spygate hearing, and of course the believe that Hamilton was now the favoured one in the team.

While Alonso now is a free agent, there is a big possibility he will move back to Renault for next season, where he was always treat as their champion. This leaves Mclaren open for new possibilities nest year too, and it will be interesting to see who replaces Alonso in the coming months.

However the best bit will be watching Alonso battle Hamilton next year in different cars, and it may shed light to how much difference the cars really make as opposed to the driving.