[stuz719]

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.

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.

[-K4G-]

He is much too proud to go to Toyota. I say he'll do a Montoya.

[777timesgod]

Originally Posted by KillForGod

He is much too proud to go to Toyota. I say he'll do a Montoya.

He is too proud for any team beside Ferrari. I hope he ends up in Force India!!!!!

[Hawksmoor]

Originally Posted by 777timesgod

He is too proud for any team beside Ferrari. I hope he ends up in Force India!!!!!

Don't laugh at Force India... They are much too dedicated for him

[PostOrganic]

So uhh, how about Max Mosley.. Weird dude.

Embattled Mosley vows to fight on - F1 | ITV Sport

[Hawksmoor]

He definitely has a kink, but what people do in their private time doesn't bother me whatsoever.
What does bother me is that nobody even dares to speculate that this might be a move from Ecclestone to discredit Mosley...

[stuz719]

Some readers not in the UK may not be aware of Mosley's heritage, hence the particular angle of the allegations made about/against him. I would have thought it highly unlikely for Bernie to be anywhere near this one.

Link.

[777timesgod]

I don't think 5 hookers is proper and it is our business beacuse someone like him should behave better. Prostitution is a crime and when you pay one you become accomplice to human trade!!!!

He should quit while he still has a gram of dignity left!!!!

[stuz719]

Sir Jackie Stewart - no fan of Max - made the point on ITV today that F1 (and wider motorsport) travels, and is marketed, to a range of cultures, and this sort of alleged behaviour is unacceptable to many - e.g. the Bahraini royal family/muslim culture - and that's before we touch on places like Poland, Hungary, Austria, Germany...

If nothing else this sort of baggage hurts the earning power of motorsport - I think for that reason alone Max's days are numbered, whatever the truth of the allegations...

[PostOrganic]

Awesome, Go Kubica!