Report: F1 team Renault interested in having Alonso back

MILAN, Italy -- Fernando Alonso has reportedly been offered a return to Renault, the Formula One team where he won the 2005 and '06 world championships.

"I have presented a project for the future to Fernando," Renault boss Flavio Briatore was quoted as saying Saturday on the website of Gazzetta dello Sport. "If his desires coincide with ours, it can happen."

Alonso quit McLaren on Friday after only one season with the British team following clashes with boss Ron Dennis and teammate Lewis Hamilton.

Alonso finished third overall, behind champion Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari and Hamilton.

"I know how much he can still give Renault," Briatore said. "But a one-year deal would make no sense."

Giancarlo Fisichella and Heikki Kovalainen are the current drivers for Renault.

Alonso, who spent five seasons at Renault from 2002-06, has also been linked with a move to Williams or Red Bull in 2008 and then to Ferrari in 2009.