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Fernando Alonso has reiterated his commitment to Aston Martin.
The two-time champion's remarks come after reports in some media that Alpine were interested in him for next season.
Alonso, who is 45 next month, is out of contract at the end of the year and has not yet decided whether to stay on in F1.
But he has reiterated a point he has made many times before about wanting to stay involved with Aston Martin whether or not he continues driving in F1.
"I want to win a world championship with Aston Martin, with or without driving," Alonso said. "That's still the same commitment in my case."
Alonso said he believed that the arrival of Adrian Newey as managing technical partner, in combination was engine partner Honda means, "this team has certain guarantees that it will succeed and it will fight for world championships.
"We don't know if that will be next year, in three years' time or in eight years' time. That's probably my limitation behind the wheel."
On his future, he added: "I have not taken any decision. I will wait until probably summer break, which is August. After summer is Zandvoort, Monza. I think around that time I will probably decide what to do next year.
"I will keep racing because I am feeling fast and I feel motivated and I love what I do. I will not stop now because I don't feel uncompetitive or I don't feel that I enjoy racing.
"If I race in Formula 1 or not, that's a different story. I need to enjoy the category, I need to enjoy the feeling of driving this power unit and these regulations. There are many factors to put in place and there are many options to race in the world of motorsport.
"I still love Formula 1. I am committed to this team also. So even if I don't race, my commitment with the team and with the project is the same and still the same as what it has been for years now.
"If we can reverse this situation and make the car fast and competitive also in the future or as soon as next year is also an appealing target.
"I never give up and I will not give up now for some difficulties and some slow start. If someone thinks that we will give up now, they don't know the last 25 years of my life."
