Alonso, Twitter and the Art of War..
Alonso, Twitter and the Art of War..
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rubystone

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11,254 posts

288 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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Tweeted this morning..I wonder who he is aiming this at? I have my own thoughts and wonder whether a statement of this strenghth is an indication of some movement behind behind the scenes?

"@alo_oficial: The Warrior that uses the sword when is insulted can not be considered brave, brave man does not flinch, because he has higher goals.."

heebeegeetee

30,121 posts

277 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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Has Montezemololollo had another go at him?

Henry Fiddleton

1,597 posts

206 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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He always quotes Samuri stuff.

Ferrari need to deliver him a proper car!

MGJohn

10,203 posts

212 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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Henry Fiddleton said:
He always quotes Samuri stuff.

Ferrari need to deliver him a proper car!
Ferrari need to sign a better driver!

heebeegeetee

30,121 posts

277 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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MGJohn said:
Ferrari need to sign a better driver!
There isn't one available, so it's time for Ferrari to step up to the plate and match Red Bull. Until they do they'll win as much as everyone else.

Henry Fiddleton

1,597 posts

206 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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Yup to the above.

They simply are not on par with Red Bull.

funkyrobot

18,789 posts

257 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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Man who walks through airport door sideways is going to Bangkok.

tuffer

9,003 posts

296 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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I could soar like an Eagle but Weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

SlipStream77

2,153 posts

220 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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heebeegeetee said:
MGJohn said:
Ferrari need to sign a better driver!
There isn't one available, so it's time for Ferrari to step up to the plate and match Red Bull. Until they do they'll win as much as everyone else.
yes

MGJohn

10,203 posts

212 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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SlipStream77 said:
heebeegeetee said:
MGJohn said:
Ferrari need to sign a better driver!
There isn't one available, so it's time for Ferrari to step up to the plate and match Red Bull. Until they do they'll win as much as everyone else.
yes
Yes indeed. All the others are tied up with tight contracts thus unavailable ... wink

m444ttb

3,183 posts

258 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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Schumacher is probably not that busy. Is that the sort of driver you had in mind John?

MGJohn

10,203 posts

212 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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m444ttb said:
Schumacher is probably not that busy. Is that the sort of driver you had in mind John?
Hey! Good call. Never gave that a thought. Who else is available and who has some Ferrari experience credentials? ... wink

I cannot think of anyone else.

In any event, with Mercedes-Benz apparently on the up and thus Vettel having to work even harder, interesting times ahead. Bring it on.

There again, Ferrari's determination to rid themselves of Raikkonen and replace with Alonso a few seasons ago has always been an unexplained enigma to me. That plan has not shaped up nicely at all so far for the team in red.

Sometimes a change is not as good as a rest ... seconds thoughts, maybe it is... wink



rubystone

Original Poster:

11,254 posts

288 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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Well, if Alonso wanted to force someone's hand, that might we a way of doing it...but surely only if he had something else lined up?..and his options have just been limited even further...unless he chooses to take a year out and go for Vettel's seat in 2015 or one of the McLaren berths...

MGJohn

10,203 posts

212 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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Yes, indeed.

He's no longer the red hot item he was prior to joining Ferrari four years ago. I strongly suspect top teams would take a chance on better value elsewhere now. The moment is gone. If that is the case, would he still continue in F1 after leaving Ferrari with a 'lesser' team?

When that open Red Bull seat is finally filled, it will be interesting to see how things then shape up with some drivers with a big query over their future.

Derek Smith

49,670 posts

277 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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So has he been told to pull his finger out or else? Is someone suggesting that another driver is being brought into Ferrari but as a joint #1?

We have been told, many times on here, that the sign of a truly great driver is how he performs in cars that are not the class of the field. Has the PH aphoroism been communicated to Alonso in not particularly supportive manner?

A very odd tweet. If you want to say something, the best way of saying it is in a manner that is not confusing. So has he got little to say on the matter?

Tony2or4

1,283 posts

194 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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MGJohn said:
m444ttb said:
Schumacher is probably not that busy. Is that the sort of driver you had in mind John?
Hey! Good call. Never gave that a thought. Who else is available and who has some Ferrari experience credentials? ... wink

I cannot think of anyone else.
There's always Lauda. wink

Some Gump

13,018 posts

215 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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Has ph opinion changed? I thought most agreed that Alonso is one of the best drivers on the grid, and is performing small miracles with a car known to be 4th best.
Have i missed the moment when the fickle winds of internet opinion changed?

SlipStream77

2,153 posts

220 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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Some Gump said:
Has ph opinion changed? I thought most agreed that Alonso is one of the best drivers on the grid, and is performing small miracles with a car known to be 4th best.
Have i missed the moment when the fickle winds of internet opinion changed?
PH opinion hasn't changed, it's just that some members have iconoclastic tendencies.

heebeegeetee

30,121 posts

277 months

Tuesday 20th August 2013
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Some Gump said:
Has ph opinion changed? I thought most agreed that Alonso is one of the best drivers on the grid, and is performing small miracles with a car known to be 4th best.
Have i missed the moment when the fickle winds of internet opinion changed?
Not in the slightest. MG John always takes a view against the mainstream and then always claims to have been right afterwards. For someone to have been so right about so much and yet still has to muck about with Rovers strikes me as not quite scanning correctly, somehow.

Anyway, to take this article as an example, http://www.crash.net/f1/news/191002/1/f1_2013_driv...
the driver who John doesn't rate is the highest paid on the grid and the driver who John rates more highly is actually the lowest paid of the top drivers, with a considerable bonus clause in his remuneration to address his known poor work ethic. laugh

To be fair I've very much warmed to Kimi since his time at Lotus but is still does seem that not many managers are fighting over him.





Bradgate

3,200 posts

176 months

Tuesday 20th August 2013
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MGJohn said:
He's no longer the red hot item he was prior to joining Ferrari four years ago.
Is this the same Fernando Alonso who last season produced one of the greatest performances in the history of motorsport, almost winning the championship in a car which at the start of the season was almost undriveable, and was never better than the third fastest on the grid?