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Lopez: Lotus was a real option for Alonso
Lotus really was one of Fernando Alonso's options for the 2015 season, team owner Gerard Lopez has admitted.
As the long saga preceding the Spanish driver's switch from Ferrari to McLaren played out, many teams in pitlane were linked with the double world champion.
With Mercedes' dominant works team all locked up, at the top of the list were the Mercedes-powered customers Williams and Lotus.
"It was a real option," Lopez confirmed to Spain's El Mundo newspaper. "We opened the door to Fernando, but it was clear that he had his objectives."
Instead, Alonso has gone back to his old 2007 team, McLaren, where despite rumours of exit clauses he openly admits he is unlikely to...
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