Fernando Alonso has no regrets over his decision to quit Renault and join McLaren at the end of the 2006 season.
Spaniard comfortable with decision despite ill-fated year at McLaren
Fernando Alonso has no regrets over his decision to quit Renault and join McLaren at the end of the 2006 season.
Alonso left Renault having won the world title in both 2005 and 2006, but suffered a difficult year with the Woking-based team that led to him leaving just one year into a three-year contract.
The 26-year-old from Oviedo eventually finished third behind Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and team-mate Lewis Hamilton in his bid for a hat-trick of drivers' titles.
"This year I had the opportunity to win the championship again, so from that point of view the switch (from Renault) was a good decision," Alonso told the sport's official website, www.formula1.com.
"The team did a fantastic job to have a competitive car so I was able to fight until the last race and finished only one point behind the champion. So, in that respect, I think it has been a very positive season."
Despite plenty of off-track controversy, Alonso was keen to focus on the positives from his 2007 campaign.
"Outside the car for sure we had some ups and downs, better moments and worse moments, but I think this happens in every job," he continued.
"I will remember this year for my four victories I had in important places, where I had not won before, like Monza, and Monaco again for a second time."
After parting company with McLaren, Alonso is weighing up his options for next season, with return to Renault a distinct possibility.
He said: "For every driver, when we lose a championship we start thinking about why we lost. But we lost, so there is nothing more we can do. It's history.
"The future is the place where you can change things - and the future already has begun. Looking back over my shoulder, I feel quite comfortable.
"Did we lose the championship due to strategic mistakes? Well, a championship is not lost in a single race so there are many reasons why we did not win.
"In Hungary I had a penalty, in Japan I didn't finish the race after the crash, in Canada I was seventh, in Magny-Cours seventh - so for sure I didn't arrive in Brazil with enough points to be sure of winning the championship.
"Hopefully for next year I've learnt some lessons and I'll try again."
