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This would be good for Renault and Alonso.

Renault gets there no.1 driver back and Alonso goes to a team where he is No.1...

I've lost a lot of respect for Alonso in over the past year.

Renault offer Alonso his job back

Fernando Alonso stands on the brink of returning to Renault for next season after Flavio Briatore offered him his old job back.

Renault team boss Flavio Briatore has confirmed offering Alonso his old job back whenever he decides to quit McLaren.

That could be as soon as the season finishes providing McLaren supremo Ron Dennis agrees to the Spaniard's release following a contentious year with the British team.

Briatore said: "I told Fernando that the moment he is free from McLaren we would be pleased to have him back. It would be stupid to deny that."

Alonso's relationship with Dennis is severely strained following a furious row between the two men on the morning of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The 26-year-old threatened to reveal details of emails that would incriminate McLaren in the spy scandal unless he was guaranteed number one status within the team.

Alonso has also endured a fractious battle with team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who is poised to take his world title after a stunning win in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.

Briatore is convinced Alonso would not have quit Renault if he had been aware he would receive the same treatment as a rookie.

"If, before signing the contract, they told Fernando 'come with us, but you won't have any sort of advantage', he wouldn't have gone," Briatore told Gazzetta dello Sport.

"If you hire a World Champion, then you must give him the number one status."

Briatore claims Alonso will be afforded that prestige if he does quit McLaren and rejoin Renault, who helped him win the 2005 and 2006 World Championships.
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