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Fernando Alonso has brushed aside comments made by Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel in yesterday's press conference. Both men were asked about the possibility of having Alonso as a teammate for next season, and both stated they are happy with their current partner.
Alonso has been linked with a move to both Ferrari and Mercedes for 2018 after he has been left deeply unhappy and unsatisfied with the McLaren-Honda package. However, he said the comments of Vettel and Hamilton did not bother him.
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"I don't care. It was a question for them, they answered and that's it," he said. "I think if you ask the drivers about teammates or changing teams, they will usually not say anything. Look at Force India -- they are having a battle inside the team but if you ask them, no one will say anything. Everyone says he's happy, he's focused on the championship -- so it's understandable."
In Baku, Flavio Briatore, who is part of Alonso's management team, was spotted talking to Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda. When asked about that, Alonso said: "He has friends there (in Baku), he was one of the promoters of the race, so it's normal for him to be asked about the future.
"But I don't think any of us has a clear choice yet or anything to say. We are working on various plans A, B, C, and they are all going to be positive and with options to win straight away next year," he added.
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