Fernando Alonso has not given up his hopes of landing a third Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship before his career ends.

The veteran Spaniard revealed that he is content with his double world championship, achieved in 2005 and 2006 at Renault, but feels new regulations and an improved McLaren-Honda car in 2017 will allow him to keep the fire burning for another title win.

Asked what he still hoped to achieve in the twilight of his career, Alonso told the F1 website that he still harbours dreams of scaling the summit once more.

“Another championship is the ultimate target – and we are working hard on that project,” he said. “With the new regulations in place next year we will probably get the excitement back as the cars will be much more attractive – and much faster.

That is still the target that Fernando wants to achieve!” Having achieved back-to-back successes at Renault, Alonso made a high-profile switch to McLaren the following season.

He would return to Renault before a somewhat frustrating four-year stint at Ferrari from 2010.

He has consistently been in the mix throughout his career but some observers would contend that Alonso has not truly fulfilled his early potential.

With 37 race wins under his belt and close to 100 podium finishes, as well as those two precious championship victories, Alonso said there is no sense of what might have been for him.

“Not really. I have been so lucky in my entire career to fight for championships – yes, there have been more good opportunities for me but for one reason or the other it did not happen,” he added.