Things to think about: Ferrari announces new driver Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa has ‘grown’ up at Ferrari in some ways, similar to how Lewis Hamilton has at McLaren. Massa, just like Hamilton, finished second in the World Championship standings the year before Alonso joined their teams. Will Alonso have similar issues at Ferrari that were encountered at McLaren?
*Will Alonso be expected to be treated like someone who can bring 0.2 seconds more speed and millions of sponsorship to a team?
Apparently some engineers will be following Alonso to Ferrari, might this trigger a cheating related scandal?
Kimi Raikkonen
The rumor is that Kimi Raikkonen will go back to McLaren. Now that Ron Dennis has now left the Formula 1 side of McLaren, will the apparent ‘restrictive’ nature of McLaren still be lingering to hinder Kimi Raikkonen’s style?
Raikkonen is a great driver, why would any team let him go for an equally great driver? (Unless he wanted to)
Although from the perceived attitude Raikkonen has towards his fellow teammate, it will be unlikely. Will Kimi experience similar issues as Fernando had at McLaren?
++ Well, there he goes. With the rumors that he would be earning more money in 2010 for not racing in F1, and the unavailability of a race winning car (at the right price), it’s sad seeing him go.
*added 2nd October 2009
++ added 18th November 2009
