Unsettled champion Alonso holds key to drivers’ destinations

FERNANDO Alonso’s professional future is being viewed as crucial as to how Formula One’s driver merry-go-round will conclude this season.

Alonso’s days with McLaren appear numbered after a turbulent season with the team — even if he manages to win a third successive title.

The 26-year-old played a critical part in the World Motor Sport Council’s decision to fine McLaren a record £50million (€71.3m) and strip them of all points in this year’s constructors’ championship for their role in the spy scandal