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Alonso: I have not talked to Ron

Fernando Alonso on Saturday played down McLaren boss Ron Dennis' claim that he could take a sabbatical in 2016. Amid the apparent reality that McLaren-Honda's climb to competitiveness will take more time, Dennis told reporters in Abu Dhabi that he is 'open' to the idea of the Spaniard taking a year off and then returning in 2017 and 2018. 'We have a great number of driver options,' said Dennis, perhaps referring to the new GP2 champion Stoffel Vandoorne, who would also save struggling McLaren a lot of money. 'When we have to take the decision, we will take it together and at this moment in time our drivers of next year are Fernando and Jenson Button,' he added. When asked by the British...
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