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Alonso ‘an alternative, not a priority’ – Wolff
Talks to renew world champion Lewis Hamilton's contract are finally looming, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has announced.
The British driver's current contract expires at the end of this year, and Wolff has already declared that Fernando Alonso and Valtteri Bottas are at the front of the queue should Hamilton not stay.
Indeed, Germany's Sport Bild claims that Spaniard Alonso has a corresponding exit clause in his new McLaren-Honda deal.
'I cannot comment,' Wolff insisted.
'Only this: it's always good to be prepared for all eventualities. Alternatives are always important. But they are alternatives, not priorities,' he added.
As for Hamilton's future, Wolff sounded optimistic that despite...
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