Motor racing-Alonso staying at McLaren in 2018

Formula One F1 - Japanese Grand Prix 2017 - Suzuka Circuit, Japan - October 5, 2017. McLaren's Fernando Alonso attends a fan event. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Double world champion Fernando Alonso will stay with McLaren in 2018, the team said on Thursday in a long-expected announcement that finally ended one of the sagas of the Formula One season.

McLaren did not say whether the new contract extended beyond next year.