Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso will leave Formula 1 at the end of the 2018 season. In this picture, Alonso of Spain and McLaren F1 smiles on the grid before the Formula One Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Aug. 26, 2018. Mark Thompson/Getty Images

Fernando Alonso’s future has been a constant topic of discussion since the McLaren driver confirmed he will leave Formula 1 at the end of the 2018 season.

The Spaniard will leave the sport after 17 seasons and two Drivers’ world championship titles after admitting that he is looking for a new challenge. He is keen to race in cars capable of winning races and titles rather than the McLaren, which has been struggling on the wrong of the grid for the last four seasons in F1.

Alonso has refused to divulge his plans for the future with a number of teams in other categories of motor racing trying to lure him. The latest on the list of admirers is Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag, who is desperate to take "brand Alonso" to the world of electric single-seater racing.

Agag is hoping to convince Alonso to join the Formula E series but admitted it is unlikely to happen next year as the Spaniard is “going to America." He is looking to sign the Spaniard for the 2019-20 season after revealing that he has held talks with the double F1 world champion.

"I've been speaking with Fernando," Agag said, according to Motorsport Week. "Actually, I was with him in Monza.”

"I think he's going to America this season, but definitely for the season after we are going after him," he said.

"I speak with Fernando a lot, he likes Formula E a lot. He's very car-focused. He's very curious about the new car that we are starting in Season Five. He wants to know more about that car and he think it looks very cool. Fernando is all about the car,” the Formula E CEO explained.

The IndyCar Series in the United States is Alonso’s most likely destination as he is keen to win the Indy500 at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway that will help him become only the second driver to complete motorsport’s fabled Triple Crown. He is already two steps into fulfilling his dream after winning the Monaco Grand Prix in 2006 and 2007 and conquering the LeMans 24-hours in 2018.

Alonso recently fueled further speculation that he could compete in a full season in the IndyCar Series after completing successfully his first road course test in an IndyCar. The McLaren driver got behind the wheel of an Andretti Motorsport run Honda-powered car at the Barber Motor Speedway in Birmingham, Alabama.

It was a successful test and Alonso was delighted he got to test the car in different conditions. Despite his successful test, he refused to reveal if he will be making the switch to join the American motor racing series.

"Yeah, it was a good day, a fun day. I love to test new cars and to test the IndyCar on a road course is something 'special',” Alonso said. "I’ve been lucky enough to test it in wet conditions, in intermediate conditions and in dry conditions, so overall I had a good feeling on every type of track."

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