So the news is out, Fernando Alonso will retire from Formula One at the end of the season.
After 17 seasons, two titles, 32 grand prix victories and 97 podium finishes the Spaniard will bow out of the sport. While his final years in the sport have not been fruitful in terms of results, Alonso is still widely accepted as one of F1's best.
With Alonso still got the remainder of the World Endurance Championship season to complete and a return to the U.S. a possibility, we will surely be seeing Alonso among the headlines.
Here's the best reaction on social media to the news:
Two of Alonso's ex teammates, Romain Grosjean and Felipe Massa were the first to heap praise on the Spaniard.