It's
official! Sebastian Vettel replaces Fernando Alonso at Ferrari next season.
Everybody in F1 is extremely surprised because I don’t think anyone saw this
one coming, did they?
But here it
is and as a Ferrari fan of course I have to give my opinion about the guy I cannot
support any longer now and the one I have to support now. Oh, the horrible life
of a red fan. What do I think about this change? I’m not ecstatic or anything,
but I’m not sad or disappointed either. I do regret to see Fernando leave
because for me he is the best driver on the current grid. So yeah, you don’t
want to see a driver like that leave your team. But I totally understand his
decision: he gave his all for Ferrari the last five years and it all just didn’t
work out as it should have. We had to win at least one title with him but that
didn’t happen and that’s a shame.
So no hard
feelings Nando! If he thinks he can find a better car for the next year(s), it’s
his right to leave Ferrari and I hope it all goes well for him. He’s the best
and he deserves nothing less. So if he wins with a McLaren or Mercedes next
year, I’ll have a smile on my face because that guy, he’s one of us, one of the
Ferrari family. Even if his suit is saying something different, he’s a Ferrari
guy in his heart and in ours. And everyone knows how extremely passionate those
Ferrari fans are, they don’t forget their drivers. I don’t think we can thank
him enough for everything he has done for Ferrari. So Mr Samurai, all the best
and hey, maybe one day we’ll see you again in red. Always welcome!
One is
leaving, another one is arriving. So at the same time I have (well, not have to
but like to) welcome Vettel to the red family. Yes, Vettel for now, I’m not
ready for Sebastian or Seb! Ask me again in some months. Let’s not act stupid:
Vettel is an extraordinary driver. He’s a four times world champion at age 27. Enough
said. So I do think he is a good replacement for Fernando. Fun fact: when he
won his fourth title I wrote an article about him on this blog and it stated: “Don't
get me wrong, I'm still no fan of Vettel. I never have and (unless he comes to
Ferrari) I probably never will.” Busted!
But let me
tell you something else, I wasn’t a huge fan of Nando either when he joined
Ferrari. Hard to believe now, right? I always liked Kimi “The Iceman” Raikkonen
very, very much and he was put aside to make place for Alonso. So I wasn’t too
happy with that. And I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only Ferrari fan feeling like
that back then but Fernando won over all our hearts and proved himself to the
team and all the fans race after race. And we love him now so maybe it will go
the same way with Vettel. He just has to prove to the fans that he’s worth the
Ferrari suit he will be wearing and then we’ll support him. We’re Ferrari fans
so at the end we’ll stick with our team and our drivers. And maybe one day I’ll
even get used saying “Kimi and Seb”. One day, not yet.
Catya Leroux
Catya Leroux