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Rumors: Fernando Alonso even closer to Renault ? 

Reports that Fernando Alonso could be heading back to Renault next year made a step ahead. The Daily Express claims that the French team’s boss Flavio Briatore ‘has asked his main sponsor ING for a few more millions’ to help bring back the Spaniard following an unhappy single season at McLaren. Dutch sponsor ING’s current Renault deal is reputedly worth about (US) $30 million a year.

McKenzie asserts that the value of ING’s required increase to accommodate Alonso in 2008 could be $10m. The likelihood that the 26 year old will leave McLaren at the end of the year, despite a solid contract for 2008, had increased yet more on Wednesday with the publication of the World Motor Sport Council transcripts. McLaren boss Ron Dennis told the Paris hearing less than a week ago that he had not even shared a single word with the reigning world champion since early August. “The relationship between Fernando and myself is extremely cold. That is an understatement,” he added.

source: GMM