Fernando Alonso told he's in the 'worst moment' of his F1 career by former teammate

The Italian raced alongside the Spaniard at Renault during his two drivers’ titles all the way back in 2005 and 2006.

Fisichella is long-since retired, leaving the sport in 2009, while Alonso is still going to this day despite the odd sabbatical.

Yet through it all, Alonso has never added a third world title, and right now, he’s never been further from doing so.

Aston Martin’s take on the new era of 2026 regulations has seen them join Cadillac as backmarkers, struggling to even finish races at the start of the season over vibration issues.

Things have rarely been so bad for Alonso, even during the doldrums of his second McLaren era, which ultimately ended in him stepping away from the sport.

Surprisingly, though, Fisichella doesn’t see that happening this time, as he told F1’s Beyond the Grid Podcast: “Honestly, Fernando is now maybe in the worst moment of his career, he’s 44, he’s fighting for the last four places, that’s not good for him.

While no one would begrudge Alonso stepping away from the sport, the Spaniard himself says he’s yet to decide what 2027 will hold.

Signed to the end of 2026, Mike Krack, Aston Martin's Chief Technical Officer recently said Alonso is ‘too fast to retire’, and the driver responded to those claims at Silverstone.

Despite the ongoing uncertainty, Alonso appeared to confirm that he will have stopped by the time 2028 rolls around.

He recently made headlines by saying he wouldn't be racing at the Barcelona circuit again, but that comment doesn't mean he'll be gone off the 2027 grid, as Barcelona begins a rotation with Belgium's Spa-Francorchamps, only returning in 2028. He said: