One of the aspects many "sources" disagree on is whether it is Ferrari who are on the verge of dismissing Fernando Alonso or whether Alonso has decided to leave the Italians. Or who betrays who? Who’s the bad guy and who is the victim?
Case 1: Ferrari has enough of the Spanish Samurai
I find it hard to believe
ANY team could even think about letting Alonso go. There is no such thing as
the perfect driver but Fernando is close. He's a true racer, he doesn't settle
for second, he takes risks many others wouldn't dare to take. But on the same
time he is a smart driver: he understands perfectly what he's doing and what it
takes to win. On the circuit he is one of the (maybe even THE) best drivers of
the last decade. But also next to the track, he's the perfect driver. Alonso is
great at motivating his team and creating a good atmosphere in the pit box.
Even when it doesn't go as good as it should, "we win but also lose
together" is a sentence he has said (too) many times.So why on earth would Ferrari fire him?! I can't think of anyone who would be able to take the Spaniard's place and do better. Of course, lately Ferrari is not achieving the results it should be achieving and the frustration is reaching higher and higher levels. The big bosses in Maranello are frustrated, the guys who are working day and night to improve the cars are frustrated, the drivers are frustrated and (believe me) the fans are frustrated. Frustration can lead to impulsive decisions. Is that what happened?
Case 2: Alonso has enough of the Italian reds
Alonso is clearly annoyed
the Italian media is not on his side (anymore) and of course he wants to fight
for the world title. In his five years with Ferrari, the number of titles is
still zero... And that hurts him. He gave his all for the team and I think he
feels he doesn't get enough in return. Every year the Italian team promises him
a winning car and for several years even winning just races has been a huge
task, let alone titles. Alonso probably expected to achieve more after five
years at Ferrari. We all did. Several things went wrong for the team the last few years but I don't think anyone can blaim the Spaniard. I have a huge amount of respect for Fernando Alonso, not only because he's a great driver but also because I believe his personality is different than that of other F1 drivers. I believe, might be naïve, that he honestly cares about Ferrari. Every driver has used the sentences "the team is my family" and "this is where I'm home" because the team and fans especially love to hear such a things. When those sentences are used, most of the time it's when all is well. Then everybody is one happy family. But when things aren't going well, then you see who's really part of the family.
I see footballer Francesco
Totti from AS Roma as the perfect example of this. He could have left and
probably have scored more and won more titles. But he didn't. He stayed loyal
to his team in good times but even more in bad. He wants to win with AS Roma,
not with another team. Alonso hasn't been with Ferrari as long as Totti with
Roma but I believe he really wants to win with the Italian team. So from that point
of view I don't think Alonso will change his Ferrari for a McLaren. Fingers
crossed I'm right! Would I be disappointed if ALO leaves Ferrari? Extremely! Would I understand? Yes... I wouldn't blame him because after all he's a racer and he wants to win. If Ferrari isn't giving him the car he needs, he has every right to find it somewhere else. But then he shouldn't be surprised if the passionate red fans call him a traitor. So if Alonso would leave, in a way I would understand. If Ferrari would fire the Spaniard, I wouldn't understand at all. It would be by far one of the biggest mistakes in the history of the team. Firing Luca di Montezemolo was a mistake in my eyes but nothing compared to the mistake of firing Alonso.
Catya Leroux
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