Vettel to replace Alonso at Ferrari
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"@pitlanetalk As promised, account will be deleted in case we were wrong about Alonso to McLaren. We were so it's time to go"
So it was only a gossip account on t
tter, but the owner has deleted it supposedly on account of being wrong about Alsonso definitely having signed for McLaren. Which means that he definitely hasn't. Maybe. Or not.
Can we have some actual news please?
So it was only a gossip account on t
tter, but the owner has deleted it supposedly on account of being wrong about Alsonso definitely having signed for McLaren. Which means that he definitely hasn't. Maybe. Or not.Can we have some actual news please?
GCH said:
Its getting boring now and dragging on far too long
Is it possible to change the thread title to unconfirmed until there is actually some bloody news about this?
I agree, it's boring and very hard to keep track of the various rumours.Is it possible to change the thread title to unconfirmed until there is actually some bloody news about this?
Wonder when we'll hear the OFFICIAL announcements from the various teams involved in the '2014 Silly Season Saga'?
Still plenty of legs in the silliest of Silly Seasons.
Caterham's plight halted Barrichello comeback
http://en.espnf1.com/caterham/motorsport/story/182...
Caterham's plight halted Barrichello comeback
http://en.espnf1.com/caterham/motorsport/story/182...
Perez isn't official but it seems like it'll just be a matter of time until it is.
Slightly related, Button very unlikely to be going to Porsche : http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116623
Slightly related, Button very unlikely to be going to Porsche : http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116623
007 VXR said:
Norfolkit said:
Mail this morning, quoting an "insider" it says that Boullier thinks they shouldn't have two number one drivers rather they must "fit together" and that is "bad news for Jenson"
why?were will they get another no1 driver from? Other than JB.
Still, it's the Mail so no doubt it's all cobblers anyway.
Norfolkit said:
Mail this morning, quoting an "insider" it says that Boullier thinks they shouldn't have two number one drivers rather they must "fit together" and that is "bad news for Jenson"
A little part of me dies on reading that. The excitement of two-no-1's was one of the things that made mclaren legend, like ferrari ascended to something more than just another team, it was one of (love 'em or loath 'em) their principles, core values, etc etc etc.If they're gonna trash that too and have "no 1 prima donna and some slow b
h to massage his fragile ego" to win back the scoundrel who cheated them so badly then that says so much about how far they are from the mclaren that was great.hairyben said:
Norfolkit said:
Mail this morning, quoting an "insider" it says that Boullier thinks they shouldn't have two number one drivers rather they must "fit together" and that is "bad news for Jenson"
A little part of me dies on reading that. The excitement of two-no-1's was one of the things that made mclaren legend, like ferrari ascended to something more than just another team, it was one of (love 'em or loath 'em) their principles, core values, etc etc etc.If they're gonna trash that too and have "no 1 prima donna and some slow b
h to massage his fragile ego" to win back the scoundrel who cheated them so badly then that says so much about how far they are from the mclaren that was great.
suffolk009 said:
Just seen some reports on a couple of GP roundup sites that McLaren have given Alonso a deadline to accept their $88million offer for two years.
Ignore what I wrote earlier. Alonso has spoken:"I don't think there is any deadline to do anything," said the double World Champion.
Surely he'll want to let any team know his decision before the start of next season.
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/11/alonso-waits...
"It’s easy to write a story saying ‘the deal is done’ but people in the know here in Interlagos say that Alonso hasn't signed the contract yet, he is waiting too.
Alonso at 33 knows that he needs to win another championship in the next two to three years and clearly Mercedes is the best place to be next year. He’s been waiting to see whether something might give in the Mercedes set up, but it has not happened.
Meanwhile he’s been playing hardball with Ferrari over the premature end of his contract, so that if he does end up sitting out 2015, he is at least collecting a significant sum of money while he does so."
"It’s easy to write a story saying ‘the deal is done’ but people in the know here in Interlagos say that Alonso hasn't signed the contract yet, he is waiting too.
Alonso at 33 knows that he needs to win another championship in the next two to three years and clearly Mercedes is the best place to be next year. He’s been waiting to see whether something might give in the Mercedes set up, but it has not happened.
Meanwhile he’s been playing hardball with Ferrari over the premature end of his contract, so that if he does end up sitting out 2015, he is at least collecting a significant sum of money while he does so."
Agent Orange said:
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/11/alonso-waits...
"It’s easy to write a story saying ‘the deal is done’ but people in the know here in Interlagos say that Alonso hasn't signed the contract yet, he is waiting too.
Alonso at 33 knows that he needs to win another championship in the next two to three years and clearly Mercedes is the best place to be next year. He’s been waiting to see whether something might give in the Mercedes set up, but it has not happened.
Meanwhile he’s been playing hardball with Ferrari over the premature end of his contract, so that if he does end up sitting out 2015, he is at least collecting a significant sum of money while he does so."
If that is true and I have read similar elsewhere, why the hell would Mclaren want him, he clearly doesn't want to go there for the long term, and if he did go there it would be a stop gap only until he can get into a Mercedes. "It’s easy to write a story saying ‘the deal is done’ but people in the know here in Interlagos say that Alonso hasn't signed the contract yet, he is waiting too.
Alonso at 33 knows that he needs to win another championship in the next two to three years and clearly Mercedes is the best place to be next year. He’s been waiting to see whether something might give in the Mercedes set up, but it has not happened.
Meanwhile he’s been playing hardball with Ferrari over the premature end of his contract, so that if he does end up sitting out 2015, he is at least collecting a significant sum of money while he does so."
I sincerely hope that Alonso is without a drive next year.
HTP99 said:
If that is true and I have read similar elsewhere, why the hell would Mclaren want him, he clearly doesn't want to go there for the long term, and if he did go there it would be a stop gap only until he can get into a Mercedes.
I sincerely hope that Alonso is without a drive next year.
The whole thing stinks. And the way McLaren are treating K-Mag and JB is particularly bad. Talk about stringing people along and making them feel second-best. I sincerely hope that Alonso is without a drive next year.
"Yeah, yeah, we might keep you. If we can't get someone better".
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