turbof1 wrote:IMO, these questions only pop up in moments of serious doubt. If that's what going on at Ferrari, they simply don't know what else to do. "Still nothing. Hey you know what we haven't tried? Replacing our best driver." A driver is still a driver. He gives feedback about the car, but generally development of the car is 99% engineering work. Alonso neither engineers or manages the engineering team.
True. And yet - there's a link between a driver and his team. The driver can only ever be as good as the team behind him allows him to, and the team can only be as good, as the driver is able to deliver. What I see at Ferrari is not all that different to what I saw in Singapore of 2012 at McLaren. I think it's quite evident that Alonso isn't happy anymore. And if the driver isn't - how well can you expect the team to operate?
Also - Ferrari needs to do better for both drivers. I'm not sure to what degree Alonso is responsible for his team-mates struggling to perform at their best, but it seems to be a trend at Ferrari. Massa used to perform better until Alonso joined the team. Maybe it was the accident, or maybe that was only part of the reason. If it comes down to it; I have little doubt that Alonso is better than both Massa and Raikkoennen, but not to the degree he is outperforming both. So the team, no matter how much Alonso is outperforming that car, is performing on a less than optimal level and somethings gotta change.
This might all sound ridiculous, but if Ferrari wants Alonso out - I think there must be more to it than simply "Ferrari is out of their mind"... unless it's as simple as it being that Alonso is the one who wants out and there's nothing much Ferrari can do to change that. Personally, I just think the relationship between Alonso and Ferrari has run its course and now, it's best for both to move on and seek change.
ROFL (i really ROFLed) that's the most hilarious thing i heard ever!
