Fernando Alonso said that the Aston Martin seat is “an option” as speculation round his future at Alpine continues.

F1’s ‘silly season’ has begun after Sebastian Vettel announced he would be retiring from the sport at the end of the 2022 campaign.

As it stands, there are eight seats currently vacant for next year with only McLaren, Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes having confirmed their driver lineups for 2023.

One of the drivers whose future has been the most talked about is Alonso as his Alpine contract is set to expire at the conclusion of the 2022 season.

A decision on Alonso’s future has been increasingly pushed back having first been scheduled for the British Grand Prix but it now looks more likely that talks will begin in the summer break.