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Originally Posted by F1Filter
Whatever. Alonso can do all this posturing with the press. But the reality is that if he goes to Ferrari, he's not going to be in any different of a situation than with McLaren. If not worse. I think it's pretty obvious that Kimi is their #1 driver. Anyone who comes in at this point is only there to play a supporting role.
BTW. Everybody here knows who manages Alonso, right? I just find it ironic that Alonso is doing nothing but drawing attention away from the team he's driving for.
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Alonso made a lot of noise about Renault being a contender this year (thanks to the half a second a lap he thinks he is worth) - well, they've be shown to be strictly second division fodder so far so he thinks if he threatens another move they'll favour him to the point where he can at least show up his team-mate.
Sadly for Fernando it ain't gonna work like that - he is way, way too expensive to employ as even a joint #1 to Kimi, and his stock has plummeted since his pathetic posturing last year - he is poison, and everyone knows it.
Flavio Briatore obviously took him in at Renault because he couldn't lose - he was going to pull in at least 10% of whatever inflated price he could persuade the team to pay Alonso, and if it all went sour then Alonso would cry off, everyone would see him for the spoilt egotistical brat he is and Flavio would replace him with a Webber or suchlike for a few constructor's points and a fraction of the cost.
My prediction - Alonso to sit out next season, or to move to Toyota who are
desperate for success and so will pay any price, and who can afford to throw resources at the car until the cows come home.