Smartest move of the century? Probably yes. In the most recent rumours to hit the sport, there’s a suggestion that a certain Fernando Alonso will be donning the famous red and stepping into some nice new racing boots to take to the wheel of a Ferrari. For my money, he’d be stupid not to. As the ‘star’ driver of Renault, he’ll do his career quite a good favour by stepping away from the now tarnished racing team in favour of one who, though couldn’t produce a decent car this year, has managed to keep its’ nose clean at least.
In other F1 news, it’s been reported that Felipe Massa may be making a return to Ferrari this year. Whilst it may not be completely out of the question, given that he’s only just returning to karting, this seems to be quite unlikely. Simply watching that crash footage again is enough to make me wince. I’d be surprised if a doctor would sign him off to go ahead – though with these racing boys you can’t keep them away from the sport for too long.
Finally, it’s been widely reported that Kimi Raikkonen is likely to be taking the place of a certain Heikki Kovalainen in a McLaren next year. Whilst Kovalainen seems to be a very nice guy and pretty well liked, his just doesn’t seem to put in the consistency when it comes to actual races – unlike his decent qualifying times. Raikkonen should be an excellent match for Lewis Hamilton, as long as he has the fire burning in him to still win. Recent race results in a more competitive Ferrari car suggest he has. I’d like Kovalainen to stay in the sport – he does after all have 22 points this year, which is only 4 behind Alonso.
So, it’s been a bit of a Ferrari fuelled update – but I guess it does take the heat a little off Renault and McLaren!
I guess the rumours were right – Alonso is off to Ferrari for 3 years…