Fernando Alonso says it is his 'wish' to stay at Ferrari, and that he is currently in negotiations to extend his contract with the Italian team.
The two-time world champion's future has been the subject of much speculation in recent months, with rumours even linking him with a return to former team McLaren.
However, Alonso has labelled the conjecture around his future 'disruptive', insisting that he is determined to remain a Ferrari driver - particularly as his desire to drive the team forward is being matched by the impetus provided by new team principal Marco Mattiacci.
"It's a year now that I've been saying I want to stay at Ferrari and extend my contract - that's my wish," Alonso told the official Ferrari website when asked about his F1 future.
"I have a contract for another two years and as I always say on the subject of rumours and to ensure calm, what I want is to continue. In fact, we're working on it [renewing his contract with Ferrari].
"Talk of other teams has never come from my lips; in fact it's always been the opposite. It's not nice because it creates a bit of stress and it means it is disruptive for me, the fans and for the people in the team."
Asked what he needed to see from Ferrari in order to commit to the team, the Spaniard added: "Obviously the most important thing is to win, because that's the same for all sportsmen.

"However, I think Ferrari can offer a lot more than

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