One of the best things about Fernando Alonso’s retirement isn’t that he’s free from McLaren-related woes, , or that he’s now taking up and Instagramming his long-neglected pastime of knitting little berets for kittens—again, because he’s not (that we know of). It’s been watching him race he can get himself a seat in.

But that surprisingly exciting retirement tour won’t include a full-time IndyCar run, at least as far as the 2020 race season is concerned.

After for his one-off Indianapolis 500 attempt this year in spectacular McLaren fashion, reports that Alonso said he isn’t planning a full IndyCar season next year. There have been thoughts that Alonso would give IndyCar a try after his in a car , and with his schedule from World Endurance Championship commitments, 2020 seems like good timing.

But, for a few reasons, Alonso said it won’t be next year that the IndyCar run finally happens. Alonso didn’t entirely rule out an eventual IndyCar season, but told Motorsport.com it’s not going to happen “at the moment”:

“If I do Indy, a one-off will be the approach again,” he said. “To do the full season at the moment is too much of a commitment in terms of races.

“If you go there you should be in contention; you are not a tourist.”

He explained that doing the full season would involve him racing at multiple new venues which would required extra preparation.

McLaren is on the same page about 2020 after its to make the Indy 500, with McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown saying it’s not “likely” that the team .

Motorsport.com reports that Alonso wasn’t into the idea of running races before the 2020 Indy 500, if he does decide to enter the race, because it’s typically the first oval anyway. He also wasn’t quite ready to sign a verbal contract to return to the big race with McLaren, because, if we’re honest, no one should be. It’s McLaren.

But with his schedule more open than he’s used to and no plans to contest a full IndyCar season next year, perhaps we’ll see Alonso race in some other, wackier kinds of vehicles. Or perhaps he’ll decide to pursue some off-track hobbies, like, oh, knitting little berets for kittens.

Either way, Fernando. Either way.