Ale Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Alonso joins Ferrari on three-year deal (CNN) -- Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso has signed for Ferrari on a three-year deal, the Formula One giants announced on Wednesday. Alonso joins Ferrari on a lucrative three-year deal from next season. Alonso will replace 2007 world champion Kim Raikkonen in Ferrari's line-up for next season. Raikkonen is reported to be headed for McLaren to replace fellow Finn Heikki Kovalainen, with BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica moving to Renault to fill the gap left by the long-anticipated departure of Alonso. "We are very proud to welcome to our team another winning driver, who has demonstrated his amazing talent by winning two world championships in his career to date," Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali told their official Web site. Alonso will pair up next season with the currently sidelined Brazilian Felipe Massa, with Giancarlo Fisichella acting as reserve driver. Massa is recovering from the serious injuries he received in a freak qualifying crash at the Hungary Grand Prix two months ago. Raikkonen has been shouldering the burden for Ferrari since Massa's crash, but despite his efforts he has seen his contract ended a year early. "With common consent, we have agreed to terminate the contract binding me to Ferrari to the end of 2010, one year ahead of schedule," he said. "I am very sad to be leaving a team with which I have spent three fantastic years, during which time I won plenty of races," he added. The 28-year-old Alonso won successive world titles with Renault in 2005 and 2006 before spending an unhappy year at McLaren where he was often forced to play second fiddle to Lewis Hamilton. He rejoined Renault for last season and scored a subsequently controversial victory in the Singapore Grand Prix. The World Motor Sport Council cleared the Spaniard of any involvement in the race-fixing scandal which led to a lifetime ban for team boss Flavio Briatore and he claimed the final podium spot in this weekend's race in Singapore. The Ferrari statement did not reveal the Alonso's monetary deal but media reports are suggesting he will earn $36 million per season. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/09/30/ferrari.alonso.raikkonen.massa/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Willie Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 (edited) Not surprising he got out of Renault at the earliest opportunit is it really, considering? LOL Alonso in a Ferarri, Hamilton is a competitive McLaren... oh yes, 2010 is gonna be great. Be great to see these 2 fight it out without the toys being thrown out the pram scenerios of being teammates. The 2 best drivers in the field by a clear margin for me. I dunno about you dude, but this season has been pretty, well, crap IMO. It's been pretty much over since Turkey, with just a few decent drives here and there from the 4 leading drivers. Problem, is, the best drivers havent been in competitive cars all year, so sub standard drivers are leading the way. LH, FA and Kimi are proving the best drivers dont need the best cars to win or get great results. Unfortunatley, the Brawns and Red Bulls havent been doing the same. Roll on 2010 - Hamilton v Alonso... battle rejoined... cant wait. Edited October 1, 2009 by Big Willie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale Posted October 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Yea, it's been a boring season for me too. Button (well, actually the two Brawns) had a great start, but that's it. I haven't seen many amazing drives this year. I'm not even interested on the races lately. If there's no surprise, Jenson will get the title. I think 2010 will be a better season. The best drivers will have more competitive cars, hopefully, so it should be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIsqo Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 This will be interesting to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Michael Schumacher Returns to Formula One http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/24/sports/autoracing/24iht-PRIX.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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