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# Video: Why Alonso had to gamble on Renault
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/video-why-alonso-had-to-gamble-on-renault/
- Published: 2020-07-08T17:10:16.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T18:42:00.000Z
- Description: Fernando Alonso’s return to Formula 1 with Renault is official, but why has this partnership come together for a third attempt in 2021?
- Author: Glenn Freeman
- Tags: Formula 1, #video, #image-center-center

Fernando Alonso’s return to Formula 1 with Renault is official, but why has this partnership come together for a third attempt in 2021?

In our latest video, F1 journalists Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell join Glenn Freeman to discuss why going back to Renault is a gamble Alonso is prepared to take.

We also explore if a junior driver should have been given the chance, and have our say on if the move will be a success for both sides.