Alonso had been linked with a move away from Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel's decision to leave Red Bull has accelerated momentum in the driver market, with the Spaniard's options limited.

But Dennis insists that McLaren is yet to sign a deal with any driver for next season.

"I'm going to tell you a simple fact. We do not have a contract with any driver at this moment in time," said Dennis.

"It isn't our priority. Of course we talk, of course we do all the things that you would expect us to do, but at this moment in time we have not got contracts that we have activated, because clearly we have driver contracts at the moment."

Dennis accepted that the uncertainty was uncomfortable for current pairing Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen, but indicated that McLaren's line-up could remain unchanged into 2015.

"It's not a great position to be in if you're either Jenson or Kevin, but the reality is they understand – as challenging as it is for them – our priority is to produce a winning car which they can win with," he explained.

"We don't have a contract for any driver in respect of next year, and that's a simple, factual statement. The first thing we've got to be is massively attractive to all drivers and I hope we're still very attractive to the two who are currently and more than likely will be driving the cars next year."