McLaren pursues Fernando Alonso

McLaren is trying to convince Fernando Alonso to make a surprise return, as it hesitates over a new contract for Sergio Perez.Despite Perez closing on 2014 deal, McLaren is not yet sufficiently convinced about the Mexican's performance.The team has singled out Alonso as an ambitious target as it tries to line up potential alternatives.
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh said: "We are interested, but we have to be respectful of what is going on at Ferrari. Let's see how it pans out."

An Alonso return to McLaren is nigh-on impossible for next season, with Alonso under contract at Ferrari and insisting that is his priority.McLaren insiders have also suggested that they are not expecting any movement for 2014, and that the Alonso talks are more a dream proposition than a realistic option.
However, McLaren's stance leaves the door open for the start of its new Honda alliance in 2015.
Such a scenario could become more real if Ferrari's recent ramp up of infrastructure and personnel does not deliver the desired 2014 progress and Alonso loses faith.
Furthermore, the Honda partnership - with its commercial benefits - could give McLaren the financial firepower it needs to sway Alonso.
Honda is a game change for us in all sorts of different ways," Whitmarsh admitted.