Ahead of his 300th grand prix, Fernando Alonso has rubbished claims that he is bored of Formula 1, adamant he’ll be around for “many more years”.

This weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix marks the McLaren driver’s 300th F1 race.

McLaren celebrated the milestone with a ceremony in the Montreal paddock on Thursday where Alonso was shown a film about his career and presented with a book also on his time in F1.

The big question, though, is whether this year’s championship will be the 36-year-old’s last in F1.

He says no.

“I already signed [with McLaren] last year,” he told RaceFans.net. “It is a multi-year contract.