Alonso to replace Raikkonen at Ferrari in 2010

**CoDer** · October 1st, 2009 12:17 AM

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin...9/9/10015.html

Bye rainman, you won't be missed.

**tidus1203** · October 1st, 2009 06:59 AM

Kimi will now go to McLaren most likely or if not quit F1 and go rallying... That means if he goes to McLaren then Kovalainen is booted and is now part of a tighter driver's market...

**CVT** · October 1st, 2009 08:11 AM

With Santander as one of the major sponsors of Ferrari next year,.......

8701:soccer:

**jjmd3_787** · October 1st, 2009 10:22 AM

Alonso will make Ferrari on the top of its class once again if ever this transaction pushes thru. I never believed in Raikkonen right from the start.

**KERSMcRae** · October 1st, 2009 02:05 PM

Reliability and Brand doesnt always come in the same package!

Going out from Ferrari can be the best move for the Iceman. The red cars have predictable DNFs this season, and

probably next year.

**Monseratto** · October 1st, 2009 03:29 PM

I wonder if Lewis and Kimi will gel well at Mclaren. The last time Mclaren had two WDC together in their steed was nowhere peaceful...

**gearspeed** · October 1st, 2009 11:47 PM

Ferrari pa din ako.hehe.

**niky** · October 2nd, 2009 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by jjmd3_787

I never believed in Raikkonen right from the start.

So... almost becoming champion twice at McLaren and finally winning it two years ago with Ferrari were... nothing? Kimi is probably one of the fastest men ever to get into a Formula One car... he's not as graceful a driver as Hamilton, and doesn't have the masterful race craft and shrewdness of Alonso... but there's no denying he's a genius behind the wheel. He holds multiple records and is ranked by many analysts as being in the top ten of F1 drivers, past and present.

He never got his championships in McLaren because the cars kept breaking. Which is why he moved to Ferrari. All of the sudden... Ferrari's cars started breaking with regularity...

...someone up there doesn't like Kimi... :hysterical:

Originally Posted by Monseratto

I wonder if Lewis and Kimi will gel well at Mclaren. The last time Mclaren had two WDC together in their steed was nowhere peaceful...

I wonder as well. Alonso, though... is really a tempermental guy when it comes to competition in-team... he demands treatment as a "number one" driver... much like Schumi... and it's logical... if a team wants one of their drivers to be champion, it can be done even with a car that is not massively superior than the competition if they put their resources and support behind the number one car... as shown with Alonso's double WDCs and Michael's seven WDCs (poor Rubens...). The thing is... Alonso really wasn't as quick as Lewis to come to grips with the McLaren. The Renault suited his style much better. And while he spent half a season fighting it instead of learning it, Lewis got on with the car right away. It took Alonso half a season to master the car, then finally beat Hamilton on track. The whole time, he was whining and moaning about his treatment... because McLaren refused to have a "number one driver" (though they seem to have changed with the Lewis-Hekki combo).

Kimi is a different character... he's not keen to take on a leadership role, and lately, seems to only step up... or even wake up... when he really needs to. Maybe this will be the move that puts the fire back into him... up against a driver who could be his equal.

**CVT** · October 2nd, 2009 08:26 AM

Where will this move 'place' our dear FM?.....

8701:soccer:

**niky** · October 2nd, 2009 08:37 AM

Hmmm... FM vesus FA? Depends on what Massa's condition is next season. If he's still on top of his game, as in the past two seasons... Alonso will have a hard time with him.