It’s only been a few days since Lewis Hamilton shocked the entire world—and not just Formula 1—with his Ferrari contract announcement. It looks like his announcement will now have a domino effect on a few entities in the sport, and we might just witness the first one soon. This time it will be Mercedes boss Toto Wolff knocking down the domino in favor of the team Mercedes. Rumors are swirling again that Wolff is planning to make a shock move himself and hire Hamilton’s old rival, Fernando Alonso.

Mercedes was left clueless after the British star decided to join Ferrari. However, now the boss is on counter-attack and everything is fair in this silly season war, including singing the first rival of Hamilton, and that is exactly what Toto Wolff is planning to do, according to multiple rumors.

Rumors of Fernando Alonso joining Mercedes have been swirling ever since Hamilton made his decision public. However, the rumors seem to be gaining authenticity. Spanish media outlet F1 Desde Dentro firmly believes Wolff will hire Alonso to reignite their old McLaren rivalry and “crush” Hamilton. Desde Dentro also reported that Wolff and Co. will try and do everything in their power to make a competitive enough car capable of fighting at the front and provide Alonso with the best tools to achieve his dream as well.

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This is surely an exciting twist to this ongoing saga. Furthermore, just a few weeks ago, Alonso made an honest admission about his relationship with Hamilton, and if the Spaniard joins the Brackley outfit, there will be fireworks.

Fernando Alonso’s honest revelation about his relationship with Lewis Hamilton

Alonso raced alongside Hamilton during his rookie season on the back of his two championships and was humbled by him. Incidents throughout the season added more tension to their relationship, from which it never recovered, even 17 years later. Alonso made this honest admission while speaking to the media recently. Imagine the Spaniard taking the fight to him with his old team. We can’t imagine a more exciting addition to this saga.

Alonso reinstating the relationship, said, “There were a lot of things that year that disrupted the harmony. We were young, immature and we had a lot of clashes,” addressing their only year as teammates. I don’t think we will ever be friends in the future. I don’t think we have many things in common,” added the two-time world champion.

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However, the F1 community never expected the two to be friends. However, their rivalry was on the back burner for years until Alonso got his hands on a competitive car. It didn’t take the two long to clash again, and if Alonso joins Mercedes, it might become a regular fixture, and there is nothing more exciting than wheel-to-wheel racing between two old rivals in the world of Formula 1.