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Will Fernando Alonso replace Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari?

June 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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Finn may quit Ferrari after 2009, opening door for Alonso

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Kimi Raikkonen shocked us all with in his pre-Canada press conference yesterday, with the following statement:

“I like the racing (but) the other stuff is not always the best thing… Everyone in F1 is here because they love racing and driving, but when there are too many things that you don’t enjoy or too many things you don’t want it is time to go away. If there are things like that, then probably it is the best time to go away.”

We know that Raikkonen loves to drive fast, and hates to give interviews/suck up to sponsors/all the other “stuff” that F1 drivers are obliged to do, but would he quit F1 barely into his thirties?

Kimi suggested that he might get out of F1 when his contract at Ferrari runs out, at the end of the 2009 season. He’d be 30, just, and would still have at least five good years in him. Perhaps he is taking inspiration from compatriot Mika Hakkinen, who retired at his peak, in 2001; Hakkinen took a sabbatical from racing but never returned to the track.

This is where Fernando Alonso comes in. The sulky Spaniard is unhappy at Renault, simply because the car isn’t fast enough - he’s a former multiple world champion, so we don’t blame him for that. The hottest paddock rumour suggests that Alonso has already signed a pre-contract to drive for Ferrari in 2010. Everyone presumed that Alonso would replace Felipe Massa, but in the light of Kimi’s quotes, there’s no reason why Alonso couldn’t team up with the Brazilian at Ferrari.

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Posted: June 6th, 2008 by Ollie Irish
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2 responses so far

  • 1 Lia // Jun 6, 2008 at 11:59 am

    who are you to say Alonso is unhappy at Renault? You think your dislike of him gives you the right to make uninformed comments like that? I would stop getting my info from the british press and start WATCHING things a bit more before trying your hand at wannabe journalism.

    The rest is just another mindless attempt at getting hits on the website with rumour done to death.

  • 2 Ollie Irish // Jun 6, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    Well Lia, I think Alonso’s body language says it all - plus the fact he’s said several times that he’s not happy with the car. I’m sure he feels comfortable with Briatore and the team, but not with the car, which is poor.

    And as far as I know, no one’s suggested before us that Alonso would directly replace Raikkonen at Ferrari.

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