Ezinsukwini zokugcina, UFernando Alonso ube yizindaba ngezindaba ezahlukene. Ngemva kokuqeda i-Dakar 2020, umshayeli waseSpain useshintshe ukuthi cha ku-Formula 1 okungenzeka ukuthi kufanele acabange ngakho ehlobo lalo nyaka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuqinisekisile ukuthi i-F1 2021 ingaba yithuba elihle lokubuya, njengoba kuyibhizinisi elingakaqedwa, unomuzwa wokuthi bekufanele ukuwina okwengeziwe nokuthi une-akhawunti okusalungiswa okusamele ixazululwe.
«Angikaqedi nge-F1. Unyaka ka-2021 uyithuba elihle, ngizizwa ngimusha futhi ngilungile manje. Yinto engizoyizama.«. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuyaziwa ukuthi usezinhlelweni zokusayina no-Andretti noHonda ukuze bamnikeze imoto yokuncintisana ukuze azame ukuxazulula i-Triple Crown ngokuqhudelana nalo 2020 e-Indianapolis 500. Nakuba kungakaqinisekiswa kodwa abanye abezindaba sebevele bakuthatha njengento eqondile ukuthi uzogijima naleli qembu.
Kodwa ngaphandle kwalokho, kukhona okunye… Futhi kuhambisana kahle nalokhu kusayinwa kuka-Andretti emqhudelwaneni waseMelika, uveze izinto ezimangalisa kakhulu ku-F1 Racing medium. Futhi kungukuthi uma kuqinisekiswa ngokusemthethweni, umSpain uzoba nenjini ye-Honda, futhi usexolisile ngendlela yakhe nenkampani yaseJapane. Nakuba besuka kwaHonda e-US abamniki ukubaluleka okukhulu ku-Alonso, futhi abakaze bamphikise injini ka-Indy.
Ebhekisela ku-GP waseJapane ka-2015 lapho athi injini ye-Honda yayiyinjini ye-GP2, manje uyalungisa: «Ngasho ngokudinwa futhi mhlawumbe bekungafanele ngisho, kodwa angizange ngikusho kuthelevishini noma esithangamini sabezindaba. Bengikhuluma nonjiniyela wami engxoxweni yangasese. Bekungamele kuvezwe umphakathi, kodwa injini ibiyimbi impela. Ngonyaka wokuqala eJerez, ngezinsuku ezine saqeda imizuliswano eyisikhombisa. […] Ngiyajabula uma iHonda iwina manje, kodwa bekungeyona injini enganginayo.".