Could a Mc Lareen Driver be headed for a Sabbatial in 2016

courtesy of F1.com

                                                                                                                                                                                     F1 Driver Fernando Alonso could be headed for a sabbatical break next with just a year remaining on his current contract with Mclaren which end on 2017.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   According to the Team's Chairman Ron Dennis, the driver could take a sabbatical on 2016 fro Formula  1 if the team's performance doesn't improve. Mclaren has struggled this year with engine partner Honda.

Alonso admitted he discussed the idea with Dennis some time ago but it was now his "intention" to race in 2016.
"I discussed many ideas but not at this part of the year," Alonso said. "We feel so much more positive than before with the recent pace of the car. It is something we didn't discuss for four or five months already.
"My intention is to race and I think I will race."  
Former F1 driver Mark Webber, who is close to Alonso, said he believed the 34-year-old would make a final decision after trying the 2016 McLaren in pre-season testing next February.
"I think he is a ticking bomb," Webber said. "I think give him two or three days in the car and if the car is noncompetitive I think he'll have a year off."

Alonso qualified 17th in Abu Dhabi yesterday

But Alonso said that it would be "impossible to know how the season will go" after one test, adding: "If we are second or ninth, it will not change my approach or my intention to keep winning that season."
The Spaniard said after the Japanese Grand Prix in September that he "didn't know" whether he would race at McLaren next year.