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Flavio: Alonso was tired of empty promises
Former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore says Fernando Alonso grew tired of Ferrari's empty promises and had a "gentlemen's agreement" to leave after 2014.
After five years without any titles, Alonso confirmed at the end of the season that he is to leave the Maranello squad and McLaren announced his signing in December.
However, the Spaniard's departure from Ferrari was a long time coming, Briatore told Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Asked when Alonso decided to change teams, he replied: "In 2013. It was a gentlemen's agreement with [former Ferrari president Luca]di Montezemolo: if the car in 2014 was not up to scratch, adios. All it needed was a handshake. Besides...
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