Alonso may quit if standard engine used

MADRID: Double world champion Fernando Alonso said on Tuesday he would think about quitting Formula One if the sport adopted a standard engine from 2010.

"If they approved that, it would be the last straw. It would be time to think about retirement," the Spaniard told reporters at a charity event organised by his Renault team's sponsors ING.

F1's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), said in October it intended to change the rules to force teams to use a standard engine from 2010 as part of a cost-cutting drive.