Briatore: Alonso will not be in a Mercedes in 2017

Formula 1 fans are calling for Mercedes to hire Fernando Alonso to replace Nico Rosberg, while team chief Toto Wolff has admitted that the Spaniard has to be considered, but long time mentor and manager Flavio Briatore claims the double world champion is staying with McLaren.
Briatore, who knows Alonso better than most, told Gazzetta dello Sport, “Fernando Alonso will not be in a Mercedes in 2017.”
The Italian businessman is a long-time manager of Alonso, the pair led