Alonso denies transfer rumours: "McLaren place to be"

Fernando Alonso has said that he's not thinking about a potential transfer to Mercedes or Ferrari, as he said that McLaren is the "place to be" for the coming months.

Alonso's agent Flavio Briatore started the rumours this week, as he came out on the Italian radio saying he'd love to see Alonso in a Ferrari or Mercedes.

"Flavio just wants the best for me in terms of results," Alonso explained.

Alonso already said that the expectations surrounding his team were unrealistic, as he thinks McLaren are having a good season if you had a realistic view from the start. The Spaniard himself managed an impressive fifth-place finish in Melbourne, followed up by a P7 in Bahrain, causing him to be fourth in the standings. Very impressive, seeing that McLaren finished ninth in last years' constructors' championship with only 30 points, and Alonso now already has 16 after two races.