Comments on: Massa gives Alonso an uncomfortable welcome

By: steves_8

steves_8 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:23:28 +0000

Maybe the FIA are prepared to look the other way re Alonso’s involvement in Singapore as a ‘Thank You’ for helping them nail McLaren?

By: david

david — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:04:34 +0000

I hope massa puts one over over on Alonso, being a gifted driver dosn’t give you the right to be an arse. I also hope that Kimi and Lewis fight for title next year with Massa… that would really hurt, but I suspect it will be a fight with Alonso though…..

James you are the best F1 Journo of the minute. Shame it didn’t translate to a comentator. Please keep the blog going though!

By: Lex

Lex — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:45:32 +0000

I’m a Massa fan and i know that Ferrari have made a mistake firing Raikkonen. They dont need Alonso, Massa and Raikkonen were perfect and succesful.

By: hohoh

hohoh — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:42:44 +0000

Agreed! He is mentally very strong. And I think a lot of people pretty much completely misunderstand his personality – but of course that’s fine with Kimi it’s not like it matters to him if others are misunderstanding.

By: Pietro

Pietro — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:42:34 +0000

well said david

By: hohoh

hohoh — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:39:18 +0000

Indeed, he wasn’t fired. They needed Kimi to agree to it. So technically, he wasn’t fired, as he agreed to cancel the contract for 2010.

I seriously doubt Ferrari would have actually fired him had he decided to be stubborn and insist he has a contract and that he isn’t going to cancel it. Can you image Ferrari wanting to go to court over something like that? Extremely unlikely! Hence why I think Kimi was exactly right when he maintained it is his decision.

By: Craig Scott

Craig Scott — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:47:52 +0000

Massa’s comments appear to be a mixture of sour grapes (over the lost title) and gamesmanship (as you pointed out). Ultimately, di Montezemolo and Domenicali have quite a few millions of euros invested in the new arrangement, and I suspect they won’t tolerate too many fits of temper by the drivers. Di Montezemolo seems like a canny sort, to say the least, and I suspect he might handle anhy potential team mate friction with a bit more finesse than was the case with Ron Dennis at McLaren in 2007. In any event, both drivers simply need to get on with the program if the Scuderia are to have a shot at the title next year.

By: Surallan

Surallan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:48:32 +0000

So basically PK denies/hides Alonso’ knowledge in Crashgate. This obviously means that he’s lying, although only a little bit. If the reason is that he had nothing to gain from telling the truth because he was only interested in Briatore, he’s a fool. He has given up the opportunity to end Alonso’s career.. to the delight of half of the paddock and fans.
He would have redeemed himself a little bit.

By: JEEEPp

JEEEPp — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:07:35 +0000

‘teflonso’ lol lol lol

By: Surallan

Surallan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:55:38 +0000

Problems at McLaren started in Melbourne when Alonso’s family were overwhelmed by the team’s support to Hamilton while watching the race.
They didn’t last long, soon they moved to Renault’s and watched the races there as the Maclaren’s lack of support for Alonso was unbearable … they were racing Fernando after all