
Williams engineering director and F1 veteran Patrick Head says he is certain Fernando Alonso will not continue to race for McLaren after today's Brazilian rand Prix.
"I'd expect Alonso to either have a long time gardening next year or go to another team," Head told BBC Sport. "I suppose his relationship with Ron Dennis could be repaired, but I'd be surprised."
"I think it's unfortunate that it's got to this point, but that's the way it is," he added. "McLaren is a very, very fair team in the way it treats its two drivers. Fernando did not contemplate that there would be this young chap, Lewis Hamilton, who would be beating him, and he has reacted to that."
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