The Ferrari thread !

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Originally Posted by henners88

Ferrari did do well this season and Alonso's drives were class to make up the points to bring it to the last race. I was starting to warm to the guy and appreciate his talents once more and then his behaviour in defeat soured it abit... But hey theres always next year and Ferrari seem a dominant force once more. :)

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Nice too see there's still reasonable people on the other side

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Originally Posted by eu

Nice too see there's still reasonable people on the other side

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Exactly, wish we had more people like henners88 in here :up:

I'd like to thank Ferrari (or should that be Alonso?) for taking the title down to the wire. The Brits at McLaren didn't quite have enough for the Red Bulls over the season but Alonso, in an inferior car, almost pulled it off.

Perhaps he couldn't have done it without Felipe's help at Hockenheim but that who team orders issue is water under the bridge now and will hopefully be finally resolved by the FIA before next season. Even without those extra points Alonso showed that he is probably the best all-round driver on the grid, although we could have done without his frustration at Petrov boiling over at the end of the race.

Ferrari, under Stefano Domenicali, have done a good job this year and will probably be even better in 2011.

Alonso's second half of the season was mighty impressive. Can never count him out even if the situation looks tough, like it was in mid-season. In 2008 he also suddenly and unexpectedly pulled off two race wins after a horrible start into the season. But 2011 will be another opportunity and it's really impossible not to consider him among the biggest favourites for the crown, so perhaps he will reach that third WDC in coming seasons after many years of waiting.

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Originally Posted by X-ecutioner

What do you Ferrari fans think of the management's decision to bring Massa and Alonso in earlier to cover Webber. Even at that point in race, do you think that was a smart move? Especially seeing how some of the mid-fielders pitted during the safety car period. Surely Ferrari would have known about that!

And what about Alonso's gesticulation post race towards Petrov? He was beaten fair and square. Did you think that was unsportsmanlike? Petrov is paid by Renault to get his car into points, not to let Alonso through, so he was only doing his job. Do you think Alonso still needs some maturing to do? Call it the Latin temperament or whatever, because it seems he reacts awkwardly in situations where things didn't go as planned.

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I don't think they had much choice in regards to the stop. The Red Bull cars were fast on the prime tire, and they couldn't lose position to Webber. Both Webber and Alonso were losing time to those ahead, and you can't move forward by going backwards. It didn't work in the end, but wasn't a bad call in my opinion.

As for the Petrov thing, I'm sure it was pure frustration, and probably something Alonso will regret. His comments in following days will show what he thinks.

Both Alonso and Ferrari learned that they will not always be on top. Hopefully they will come back strong and rise to the greatness they have had in past years. Considering the strength of the Red Bull cars this season there should be no shame in almost earning another WDC.

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

I'd like to thank Ferrari (or should that be Alonso?) for taking the title down to the wire. The Brits at McLaren didn't quite have enough for the Red Bulls over the season but Alonso, in an inferior car, almost pulled it off.

Perhaps he couldn't have done it without Felipe's help at Hockenheim but that who team orders issue is water under the bridge now and will hopefully be finally resolved by the FIA before next season. Even without those extra points Alonso showed that he is probably the best all-round driver on the grid, although we could have done without his frustration at Petrov boiling over at the end of the race.

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Alonso can thank the incompetence of Red Bull that he was ever in a position to win, despite his huge number of mistakes this year.

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Originally Posted by Garry Walker

Alonso can thank the incompetence of Red Bull that he was ever in a position to win, despite his huge number of mistakes this year.

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Nice signiture. prettly shameless considering who started a thread about how is Schumi going to destroy Rosberg. The same clueless guy was stating somewhere else that Massa is going to beat Alonso and everyone will see just how bad he actually is. It's quite clear you know nothing about f1 and not even pure logic helps you. You just come here doing your best to start a fight with silly statements.

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

I'd like to thank Ferrari (or should that be Alonso?) for taking the title down to the wire. The Brits at McLaren didn't quite have enough for the Red Bulls over the season but Alonso, in an inferior car, almost pulled it off.

Perhaps he couldn't have done it without Felipe's help at Hockenheim but that who team orders issue is water under the bridge now and will hopefully be finally resolved by the FIA before next season. Even without those extra points Alonso showed that he is probably the best all-round driver on the grid, although we could have done without his frustration at Petrov boiling over at the end of the race.

Ferrari, under Stefano Domenicali, have done a good job this year and will probably be even better in 2011.

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Alonso was very good at this season's latter part but to me Ferrari are on a downward spiral and next year is a big question mark.

In 2008 Ferrari won the constructors championship, 2009 they were third and again this year they were third. They've had a mediocre car for two years now, although this year's car was better than the one they had last year.

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

Alonso was very good at this season's latter part but to me Ferrari are on a downward spiral and next year is a big question mark.

In 2008 Ferrari won the constructors championship, 2009 they were third and again this year they were third. They've had a mediocre car for two years now, although this year's car was better than the one they had last year.

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Umm, I would say this year's car was quite decent with the exception of some tough races (like Turkey). Overall I'd say that Ferrari had a better car than McLaren, but the Woking team had a more balanced driver line-up, which turned the WCC battle in their favour. 2010 F10 was far from mediocre (I don't think you can call second best car like that), actually I would be more concerned about McLaren's future than Ferrari's. McLaren has seemed slightly inferior to Ferrari ever since 2006 and in 2010 they were struggling with car development somewhat, especially since mid-season they were seriously stagnated.

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Originally Posted by jens

Umm, I would say this year's car was quite decent with the exception of some tough races (like Turkey). Overall I'd say that Ferrari had a better car than McLaren, but the Woking team had a more balanced driver line-up, which turned the WCC battle in their favour. 2010 F10 was far from mediocre (I don't think you can call second best car like that), actually I would be more concerned about McLaren's future than Ferrari's. McLaren has seemed slightly inferior to Ferrari ever since 2006 and in 2010 they were struggling with car development somewhat, especially since mid-season they were seriously stagnated.

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Maybe mediocre is a bit of an overstatement but the fact is the constructor's championship shows a downward spiral. Ferrari's unbalanced line-up was of their own making, first by choosing an injured Massa over Räikkönen and then demoralising Massa by making him move over at Hockenheim. Alonso, however, was very good after Massa had lost his form, so it seems Alonso still needs a weak team mate and the attention of the team to perform, which he did.