Ferrari rubbish Alonso speculation

Eurosport - Wed, 01 Jul 17:03:00 2009

Ferrari has rubbished speculation that Fernando Alonso is to be unveiled as one of the Scuderia's two drivers for 2010 on the Friday of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, despite reports that the team's annual end-of-season spectacular is to be held in Spain.

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Spanish newspaper Diario AS has reported that the double F1 World Champion is to be announced as part of the Maranello-based outfit's challenge until at least 2014 on 11 September, though which of the two present incumbents - 2008 championship runner-up Felipe Massa and 2007 title-winner Kimi Raikkonen - would make way for the man from Oviedo remains unclear.

The likelier candidate is Raikkonen: both he and Massa remain under contract until the end of 2010, but the Finn's commitment and long-term future in the sport has been brought in to question by his recent forays into rallying and decision to drive in the World Rally Championship's Rally Finland in July.

It has also been claimed that Ferrari's traditional 'World Finals' will for the first time be held in Alonso's homeland, in Valencia in mid-November, where both the Asturian and new sponsor Santander will be officially welcomed into the fold. It is believed that the 21-time grand prix-winner will be the event's surprise guest'

The widely-held view within the grand prix paddock is that Alonso will indeed be sporting scarlet overalls next year, and the man himself, currently struggling midfield in an uncompetitive Renault for the second consecutive campaign, has done little to contradict that.

But Ferrari spokesman Luca Colajanni is adamant that the talk is just idle speculation.

"We are not going to waste our time commenting on speculation," he told Italian newspaper La Gazzzetta dello Sport. "Everyone should remember that Massa and Raikkonen have contracts which include 2010."

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  1. Art Tidesco's argument may be flawed Tony J but­ nowhere near as flawed as yours.

    Now you obviously­ think Teflonso is the best driver currently on the­ grid, that's your opinion and you are of course­ welcome to it.

    But your post contained the most­ amazing accusation I have ever seen on these pages,­ that is:
    -
    Mosley arranged to see the­ lower teams get­ advantage by allowing them the double­ defuser and­ telling the big teams no its illigal he­ did this to­ screw up the season and it worked
    -
    I won't­ criticise your spelling or grammar as I suspect that­ English is not your first language but have you any­ facts or evidence to back this up? No didn't think­ so.

    I have posted the basis of the genesis of the­ double-diffuser on here a number of times before but­ here goes again. Ross Brawn noticed a loophole in the­ regulations that allowed the designers the ability to­ extend the diffuser into the rear crash structure, ie­ the so called double diffuser concept.

    Ross Brawn­ reported this to Technical Working Group and proposed a­ vote to close up the loophole. This vote had to be­ unanimous to close the loophole and Ross Brawn himself­ voted for it but for some reason BMW and Renault voted­ against the it and so the double diffuser was born. ­ Please don't ask me why BMW & Renault voted­ against it because it has never been disclosed as far­ as I know.

    Now we can see from the above that all of­ the teams knew about the double diffuser and in fact­ only 3 of them decided to implement it, the others­ obviously thought it not worth while. It had NOTHING­ to do with Max Mosely and Bernie Ecclestone.

    I would­ now be very interested in reviewing your facts/evidence­ for your absurd statement.

    From jimrees12, on Fri 20 Nov 5:26PM

  2. Art Tidesco's argument may be flawed Tony J but­ nowhere near as flawed as yours.

    Now you obviously­ think Teflonso is the best driver currently on the­ grid, that's your opinion and you are of course­ welcome to it.

    But your post contained the most­ amazing accusation I have ever seen on these pages,­ that is:
    -
    Mosley arranged to see the­ lower teams get­ advantage by allowing them the double­ defuser and­ telling the big teams no its illigal he­ did this to­ screw up the season and it worked
    -
    I won't­ criticise your spelling or grammar as I suspect that­ English is not your first language but have you any­ facts or evidence to back this up? No didn't think­ so.

    I have posted the basis of the genesis of the­ double-diffuser on here a number of times before but­ here goes again. Ross Brawn noticed a loophole in the­ regulations that allowed the designers the ability to­ extend the diffuser into the rear crash structure, ie­ the so called double diffuser concept.

    Ross Brawn­ reported this to Technical Working Group and proposed a­ vote to close up the loophole. This vote had to be­ unanimous to close the loophole and Ross Brawn himself­ voted for it but for some reason BMW and Renault voted­ against the it and so the double diffuser was born. ­ Please don't ask me why BMW & Renault voted­ against it because it has never been disclosed as far­ as I know.

    Now we can see from the above that all of­ the teams knew about the double diffuser and in fact­ only 3 of them decided to implement it, the others­ obviously thought it not worth while. It had NOTHING­ to do with Max Mosely and Bernie Ecclestone.

    From jimrees12, on Fri 20 Nov 5:26PM

  3. Art Tidesco's argument may be flawed Tony J but­ nowhere near as flawed as yours.

    Now you obviously­ think Teflonso is the best driver currently on the­ grid, that's your opinion and you are of course­ welcome to it.

    But your post contained the most­ amazing accusation I have ever seen on these pages,­ that is:
    -
    Mosley arranged to see the­ lower teams get­ advantage by allowing them the double­ defuser and­ telling the big teams no its illigal he­ did this to­ screw up the season and it worked
    -
    I won't­ criticise your spelling or grammar as I suspect that­ English is not your first language but have you any­ facts or evidence to back this up? No didn't think­ so.

    I have posted the basis of the genesis of the­ double-diffuser on here a number of times before but­ here goes again. Ross Brawn noticed a loophole in the­ regulations that allowed the designers the ability to­ extend the diffuser into the rear crash structure, ie­ the so called double diffuser concept.

    Ross Brawn­ reported this to Technical Working Group and proposed a­ vote to close up the loophole. This vote had to be­ unanimous to close the loophole and Ross Brawn himself­ voted for it but for some reason BMW and Renault voted­ against the it and so the double diffuser was born. ­ Please don't ask me why BMW & Renault voted­ against it because it has never been disclosed as far­ as I know.

    From jimrees12, on Fri 20 Nov 5:26PM

  4. Art Tidesco's argument may be flawed Tony J but­ nowhere near as flawed as yours.

    Now you obviously­ think Teflonso is the best driver currently on the­ grid, that's your opinion and you are of course­ welcome to it.

    But your post contained the most­ amazing accusation I have ever seen on these pages,­ that is:
    -
    Mosley arranged to see the­ lower teams get­ advantage by allowing them the double­ defuser and­ telling the big teams no its illigal he­ did this to­ screw up the season and it worked
    -
    I won't­ criticise your spelling or grammar as I suspect that­ English is not your first language but have you any­ facts or evidence to back this up? No didn't think­ so.

    I have posted the basis of the genesis of the­ double-diffuser on here a number of times before but­ here goes again. Ross Brawn noticed a loophole in the­ regulations that allowed the designers the ability to­ extend the diffuser into the rear crash structure, ie­ the so called double diffuser concept.

    From jimrees12, on Fri 20 Nov 5:26PM

  5. Art Tidesco's argument may be flawed Tony J but­ nowhere near as flawed as yours.

    Now you obviously­ think Teflonso is the best driver currently on the­ grid, that's your opinion and you are of course­ welcome to it.

    But your post contained the most­ amazing accusation I have ever seen on these pages,­ that is:
    -
    Mosley arranged to see the­ lower teams get­ advantage by allowing them the double­ defuser and­ telling the big teams no its illigal he­ did this to­ screw up the season and it worked
    -
    I won't­ criticise your spelling or grammar as I suspect that­ English is not your first language but have you any­ facts or evidence to back this up? No didn't think­ so.

    From jimrees12, on Fri 20 Nov 5:25PM

  6. Art Tidesco's argument may be flawed Tony J but­ nowhere near as flawed as yours.

    Now you obviously­ think Teflonso is the best driver currently on the­ grid, that's your opinion and you are of course­ welcome to it.

    But your post contained the most­ amazing accusation I have ever seen on these pages,­ that is:
    -
    Mosley arranged to see the­ lower teams get­ advantage by allowing them the double­ defuser and­ telling the big teams no its illigal he­ did this to­ screw up the season and it worked
    -

    From jimrees12, on Fri 20 Nov 5:25PM

  7. Art Tidesco's argument may be flawed Tony J but­ nowhere near as flawed as yours.

    Now you obviously­ think Teflonso is the best driver currently on the­ grid, that's your opinion and you are of course­ welcome to it.

    But your post contained the most­ amazing accusation I have ever seen on these pages,­ that is:

    From jimrees12, on Fri 20 Nov 5:25PM

  8. Art Tidesco's argument may be flawed Tony J but­ nowhere near as flawed as yours.

    From jimrees12, on Fri 20 Nov 5:24PM

  9. "No Glock No Title .....End of............"­ lol - how true. Schumacher was competitive on the (few)­ occassions he had a sh i t car

    From farbeyondcrap, on Thu 2 Jul 11:50PM

  10. Major D you are wicked, but I like you and yes you­ could be right, if the racing was not entertainment­ enough we could enjoy the blood bath and throwing toys­ furthest from pram competitions.

    There is no way he­ would accept any indication of number two driver and I­ do not think either current driver would so, they would­ have to change the whole line up for harmony, and I­ can't see Vettel doing a number 2.

    From Ellie, on Thu 2 Jul 6:21PM

  11. Bernard i have to agree with peoples comments about­ you, you are a muppet who talks nowt but a load of­ baws. Alonso is an clown, he is the only one in formula­ 1 who expects to be "silver spoon fed". I­ think ferrari should hire him, let the most pathetic­ driver join forces with the most pathetic team,­ question is who will they go running to when they­ lose?
    As for "its not the car" how is he the­ current world champion and only missed out by 1 point­ in his rookie year if hes such a rubbish driver?
    Do us­ all a favour and go and play with traffic

    From stewart, on Thu 2 Jul 4:33PM

  12. Burt... I think you need help. Did you have a real­ hamster when you were young and did it not like you. Is­ this why you want to "bash the hamster" every­ day or is it that your just a little bit mad. What have­ you got against Hamilton? Please tell us!!!

    From GARETH, on Thu 2 Jul 4:07PM

  13. Yes pondlife.simba just as we are always confused by­ your stupid questions. Perhaps you can now understand­ why we all call you a muppet you muppet?

    From F1 POLICE, on Thu 2 Jul 3:04PM
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    the bushy-eyed one does`nt need a ferrari to slap the­ hamster

    From Burt, on Thu 2 Jul 2:38PM
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    yes please, i love ferrari and i love alonso, this will­ be great

    From Jimmyrice man u are champs again, on Thu 2 Jul 2:11PM

  16. Unless Ferrari get the car in order, no one with­ aspirations of being "World Champion" will­ come to the team. I think we already have the drivers­ for 2010 set. There may be a couple changes at the­ lower teams, but those in top 3-4 teams will be trying­ to advance the car they are in for next­ year.........Dave K.

    From mrrat1ssj, on Thu 2 Jul 1:53PM

  17. i think Alonso will be fantastic for Ferrari, i think­ their personalities will be well suited and Alonso will­ make more of the car than either Kimi or Massa

    From william c, on Thu 2 Jul 12:47PM

  18. No doubt. Ferrari should definitely go for Vettel if­ they are thinking of long term success. However, I­ would love a Vettel-Alonso combination. They will be­ hard to beat, but they will be taking points off each­ other for sure.

    From ferraribeng, on Thu 2 Jul 3:50AM
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    traffic fines are the way out of thre recession,lets­ fine everyone to hell and make everyone a criminal,ala­ brit style.

    From ,...,, on Thu 2 Jul 1:57AM

  20. Marnio and Bernard, you both talk absolute bo ll oc ks.­ You must be bed buddies.

    From , on Wed 1 Jul 11:51PM
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