Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and More

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Published: September 22, 2016

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After being scarred by bold promises and overambitious targets, McLaren-Honda are finally beginning to deliver in Formula One.

Fernando Alonso's seventh-place finish in the Singapore Grand Prix means the team have now scored double the amount of points they managed to scratch together during their worst season in 35 years in 2015.

For a partnership that dominated the sport in the 1980s and '90s, that is still far from good enough, but Alonso has revealed McLaren are looking forward to the 2017 regulation changes, which should allow them to challenge for victories and world championships once more.

While McLaren can't wait for next season to start, Ferrari—on course for a second winless campaign in three years—don't want this one to end.

The Prancing Horse missed a golden opportunity to stand on the top step of the podium in Singapore, but Sebastian Vettel is convinced Ferrari's upcoming upgrades can rescue them from the shame of failing to win a race in 2016.

Meanwhile, the F1 paddock is slowly beginning to believe Nico Rosberg can become world champion this year.

The German certainly produced a champion's drive in Singapore, where he withstood Daniel Ricciardo's late charge to take the chequered flag by less than a second.

And at a time Lewis Hamilton is being criticised for taking his eye off the ball, four-time world champion Alain Prost has commended the other Mercedes driver for his performance at Marina Bay.

As this year's edition of "silly season" edges toward a crescendo, Marcus Ericsson has produced one of the most surprising statements yet.

The Swede said he is talking to up to five teams over 2017, but—given his performances for Sauber this season—we suspect not many of them are listening.

Closing our latest roundup is Esteban Gutierrez, who has stopped getting in the way of his fellow competitors to tell everyone...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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