OFFICIAL: Santander to switch to Ferrari for 2010

[Ranger]

Hey ! Hold on a moment,why dont you ask your cutomers here in the UK if they agree that OUR bank(Abbey,Bradford and Bingley etc) will be OK if they do that.They could go T**s up before then though.As which banks can we trust ?
What if Ferrari preferred Vettel for 2010 and NOT Alonso ?

Ferrari wouldn't get Vettel that soon, Red Bull basically own him!

Abbey's parent company is Spanish so that's where the buck stops.

It has to be said that Spanish firms (and media) are phenomenally influential within the realms of F1 and MotoGP. It's especially incredible in F1 since most if not all of that support is directed towards one person's success. It certainly makes it feel like Fernando will be a Ferrari driver in the near future.

[ShiftingGears]

Would love to see Alonso in a Ferrari.

[leopard]

Whether or not Alonso will drive Ferrari, the santander deal is understood that they are building strong image they are there in the sport only to support big teams like McLaren and Ferrari.

They seem to undertake a role more dominant than Etihad and Mubadala. Since vodafone left them for McLaren, looked like Marlboro works lonely, the presence of Santander is supposed to be freshblood to strengthen the team.

[I am evil Homer]

It does indeed. They would never disclose it but I would imagine their contract with Ferrari requires Alonso to drive for the team.

I wouldn't be surprised if Santander has basically offered to pay Alonso's wages if he joins the team, but not for any other driver.

I'd love to see them get that past the shareholders given the amounts of money it would involve. Might need some creative accounting!! I'll believe when I see it TBH as Abbey in the UK will not want to lose sponsoring Lewis given the masses of TV ads they've been doing.

[Mark]

I'd love to see them get that past the shareholders given the amounts of money it would involve. Might need some creative accounting!! I'll believe when I see it TBH as Abbey in the UK will not want to lose sponsoring Lewis given the masses of TV ads they've been doing.

True, I noticed they've changed the wording of the 'Hamilton ad' recently. To mention that B&B is now part of the group, and that they have a sensible lending policy etc, who'd have thought about a bank putting that in an advert even just a year ago?!

Sure; Hamilton gets them plenty exposure now, but they have him and McLaren for 2009 when he's the reigning champion, after that I think their campaign with him will have run its course and they can switch to a 'home' driver for 2010.

[Garry Walker]

If alonso ever comes to Ferrari, I will at once stop supporting this team.

If alonso ever comes to Ferrari, I will at once stop supporting this team.

Arrivederci!

You aren't a real Tifosi anyway.

[ioan]

If alonso ever comes to Ferrari, I will at once stop supporting this team.

Why?
Why do you support them now? After all you clearly don't like Massa either.

I don't understand you. Like I don't understand those who started supporting Ferrari only last season because of Raikkonen.
Ferrari is not about something or someone, it's about the philosophy behind their success.

[gloomyDAY]

If alonso ever comes to Ferrari, I will at once stop supporting this team.

I guess the word winner isn't part of your vocabulary.

Tazio would love to see this sh!t happen.

[Tallgeese]

Can't wait to see him at Ferrari, but I can stand two more years at Renault. I guess that if he'll only change his mind if Ferrari loses its competitive edge. Still the red Santander & Ferrari logos should blend beautifully!