FORMULA One world champion Fernando Alonso has stunned the sport after agreeing a deal to move to McLaren for the 2007 season.

Alonso won his world title in a Renault and is contracted to the Anglo-French team for next season. However, he will now switch to McLaren for 2007, meaning either Kimi Raikkonen or Juan Pablo Montoya will be forced out.

The moves comes just days after McLaren signed a lucrative sponsorship deal with Vodafone.

Team boss Ron Dennis said: "It's great that our strong belief in the strength and competitiveness of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes package has been further endorsed by the world champion." Tweet