Has Alonso Already Chosen Team For 2009?

After Fernando Alonso took his second victory in a row today at the Japanese Grand Prix driving for the Renault team, there are a lot of people asking him if the results have influenced his decision on what team he will join next year. At the last race, Alonso said that it had not, but that his priority had always been to stay with Renault if things moved in the right direction.

He was asked again today after winning in Japan, and this time he gave a more unusual answer: "I said that I will make a decision after Brazil. It doesn’t mean that I don’t know what to do. I know what to do, but after Brazil I will announce."

To me that sounds as if he has already made his decision. But what could it be? Honda is still waiting for him to decide, apparently, and while Honda's results this year do not improve, he wins two races in a row at Renault. Honda has Ross Brawn, the great engineer, however, and a complete rewrite of the rules next year could mean a Honda revival - as it could mean the same for any team. Not to mention that I have a suspicion Honda could offer Alonso a lot more money than Renault. But what Alonso really wants is a third world title, and at the moment, that theory really does point a little more towards staying at Renault. But why the wait?