Divorce is more difficult to put together, even when there is mutual consent. Fernando Alonso does not want to stay at Ferrari and the Ferrari let him go, although there are still two years of the contract. They are also known the name of his replacement, Sebastian Vettel, and the new destination of Alonso, McLaren-Honda.
But the timing of the official announcement remain uncertain. The Ferrari, understood as a team, is to Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix, the vertices are just back from the Paris Motor Show. Sergio Marchionne, who will assume the presidency on October 13, said that Ferrari is more important than his drivers and has delegated the matter to Alonso Luca Montezemolo, the outgoing president. Montezemolo has assured that a solution is found for the good of the team and the pilot, that statement is tantamount to admitting that Alonso will race the last five Gp separate from the house.
The future is Sebastian Vettel, four world titles in a row (there we are forgotten along the way, but the defending champion, the one with the car number 1, it is he) and a love for the Cavallino confessed even in difficult times. The last time was in 2013 at Monza, where he admitted that he would like to be on that podium one day wearing a red suit. The Red Bull gives him to leave with a year in advance, but it is likely that the release is not free.
Alonso is regarded as the most complete driver, but we are talking about nuances. And anyway around there was no better: Hamilton and Rosberg are armored and winning in Mercedes, Ricciardo (Red Bull) is not for sale. The names that circulated in alternative are preposterous: Nico Hulkenberg and Jules Bianchi are good (seconds) pilots and potential replacements for Raikkonen in 2016 Another clue that Vettel will leave Red Bull is the removal of his chief mechanic Kenny Handkammer. Do six months of “gardening”, a sort of quarantine before being able to change teams. We’ll see him next year in Australia: easy to imagine that it will have a red suit.
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