Alonso believes his idol's experience could be useful for drivers at the FIA

The FIA elections will take place in December, with the Spaniard having to run against the federation's current President, Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

"Yeah, I read the news and I actually spoke with Carlos I think on Sunday for different topics and yes, we spoke about this thing. Obviously he has a lot of experience in motorsport. He knows a lot of people in motorsport as well and what maybe the sport needs in this side of the barrier, let's say," Alonso responded to GPblog's question about Sainz Sr being a potential candidate for the role.

On Thursday, during the media day in Imola, defending world champion Max Verstappen was also asked about the same matter.

Talking to GPblog among others, a question the Dutchman had to answer was whether he believes Sainz Sr would be a better President than Ben Sulayem. "Yeah, you can fill that in yourself. It's stupid for me to comment on that here," he answered.