Ferrari to sign Alonso at home race
Ferrari to sign Alonso at home race
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Marcia

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5,099 posts

219 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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It's been talked about for ages and denied,but according to this ferrari are to sign Alonso.
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5407349...

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

279 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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Interesting - I think he will be VERY good in the Ferrari team!

Surely he will be replacing Kimi?

FourWheelDrift

92,287 posts

313 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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Maybe it's for 2011, there are rumours of 3 car teams from 2011, although the talk then is about Rossi driving the 3rd car.

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

279 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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That link also mentions interest in Vettel for 2011, but good point about 3 car teams.

Get Karter

1,950 posts

230 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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TonyHetherington said:
That link also mentions interest in Vettel for 2011, but good point about 3 car teams.
Vettel vs. Alonso in the same car. Almost as exciting as Alonso vs. Hamilton in the same car.

3 car teams could harm the sport though. Even fewer points for all the teams bar the top team (unless 3rd car doesn't score?)


FourWheelDrift

92,287 posts

313 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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I'm sure they would only allow the first 2 cars to score points. It's a FOTA suggestion I believe.

Holst

2,468 posts

250 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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It would be very unusual to sign a driver a year in advance.

I dont see why Alonso would agree to it, its not like he needs the money and there is no guarantee that the 2011 ferarri will be competitive. Unless Alonso knows something about Renault that we dont.

Seems like more of a rumor than a story.

topless_mx5

2,763 posts

247 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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Holst said:
It would be very unusual to sign a driver a year in advance.

I dont see why Alonso would agree to it, its not like he needs the money and there is no guarantee that the 2011 ferarri will be competitive. Unless Alonso knows something about Renault that we dont.

Seems like more of a rumor than a story.
They will probably be more competitive than Renault in any case.

I think that a Alonso-Ferrari partnership could be a marriage made in heaven. Kind of like the Schui-Ferrari era. Plus I think Ferrari could do with the 6 tenths Alonso will bring to the team...

flemke

23,493 posts

266 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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Holst said:
It would be very unusual to sign a driver a year in advance.
Montoya, Raikkonen, Alonso?

caine70

327 posts

219 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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If it turns out to be true it will be funny to see Alonso cry like a little girl again when Massa refuses to let him win.

groomi

9,331 posts

272 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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caine70 said:
If it turns out to be true it will be funny to see Alonso cry like a little girl again when Massa refuses to let him win.
I rather suspect that Alonso will walk all over Massa...



:stepsbackfromtouchpaper:

deadslow

8,788 posts

252 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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caine70 said:
If it turns out to be true it will be funny to see Alonso cry like a little girl again when Massa refuses to let him win.
Doubt Ferarri would be daft enough to employ him and not utilise his full potential, risking costing themselves both championships in the process, and spunking away their shareholders money on silly games.

Ian Davidson

4,506 posts

225 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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caine70 said:
If it turns out to be true it will be funny to see Alonso cry like a little girl again when Massa refuses to let him win.
Sigh.

micky g

1,576 posts

264 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Ian Davidson said:
caine70 said:
If it turns out to be true it will be funny to see Alonso cry like a little girl again when Massa refuses to let him win.
Sigh.
You read it here first...

caine70

327 posts

219 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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groomi said:
caine70 said:
If it turns out to be true it will be funny to see Alonso cry like a little girl again when Massa refuses to let him win.
I rather suspect that Alonso will walk all over Massa...



:stepsbackfromtouchpaper:
Don't be so sure, Massa is not a bad driver at all keep in mind he only lost the WDC because of a pitstop error that wasn't his fault.

flemke

23,493 posts

266 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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caine70 said:
Don't be so sure, Massa is not a bad driver at all keep in mind he only lost the WDC because of a pitstop error that wasn't his fault.
scratchchin
Er, ah, hmmm....there were a few other factors beyond his own driving that put him in the running in the first place!

caine70

327 posts

219 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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flemke said:
caine70 said:
Don't be so sure, Massa is not a bad driver at all keep in mind he only lost the WDC because of a pitstop error that wasn't his fault.
scratchchin
Er, ah, hmmm....there were a few other factors beyond his own driving that put him in the running in the first place!
Yep, nothing to do with his 5 wins.


mchammer89

3,127 posts

242 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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caine70 said:
flemke said:
caine70 said:
Don't be so sure, Massa is not a bad driver at all keep in mind he only lost the WDC because of a pitstop error that wasn't his fault.
scratchchin
Er, ah, hmmm....there were a few other factors beyond his own driving that put him in the running in the first place!
Yep, nothing to do with his 5 wins.
Why can no one just admit Massa is a good driver?! Honestly, why is it that everyone is seemingly against him?

flemke

23,493 posts

266 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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caine70 said:
flemke said:
caine70 said:
Don't be so sure, Massa is not a bad driver at all keep in mind he only lost the WDC because of a pitstop error that wasn't his fault.
scratchchin
Er, ah, hmmm....there were a few other factors beyond his own driving that put him in the running in the first place!
Yep, nothing to do with his 5 wins.
At least you appreciate that last year he had only 5 wins, not the 6 that the FIA falsely try to credit him with.


caine70

327 posts

219 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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flemke said:
caine70 said:
flemke said:
caine70 said:
Don't be so sure, Massa is not a bad driver at all keep in mind he only lost the WDC because of a pitstop error that wasn't his fault.
scratchchin
Er, ah, hmmm....there were a few other factors beyond his own driving that put him in the running in the first place!
Yep, nothing to do with his 5 wins.
At least you appreciate that last year he had only 5 wins, not the 6 that the FIA falsely try to credit him with.
Like I said; 5 wins wink Even so if it wasn't for the incident at Velencia driving away with the fuel hose still attached he'd of had the WDC in the bag.