The Ferrari thread !

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Originally Posted by dj_bytedisaster

AFAIK, he was scheduled to run, but has publicly stated: "I don't work for Pirelli."

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You are joking right? Tell me you are, because otherwise my respect for Alonso would go so much down. That is the behaviour of a 6 year old child, not to mention totally counter productive. Your team is struggling, you get to test new tyres and you refuse? Wow. Indeed, this is where Schumacher would have been at the track 2 days before the test to prepare and look at what was going on.
Reminds me of a story DC said about how Senna tweaked his neck at a test and that was it for him, couldn't drive anymore. DC went there the next day to test and saw Senna who was there. DC thought Senna must have healed, but in reality, he was just there to check whether DC was competent enough. Puts Alonso's work ethic to shame.

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I think that will most likely have contributed to the rather strained atmosphere at Maranello. The "secret" Pirelli tests were done by Massa and de la Rosa, the YDT without Alonso, too. Could you imagine Schumacher refuse so many chances to test, even at a time when it was still unlimited? Quite frankly, Alonso is a brilliant driver, but his work ethics start to look a bit questionable and if he continues that, he won't go anywhere at RB either, because those guys ain't gonna be impressed by Samurai tweets.

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Yes, that is really weird from Alonso. That must have not gone down well with Ferrari managers either, because this makes the complaints look really hypocritical.

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Originally Posted by Garry Walker

You are joking right? Tell me you are, because otherwise my respect for Alonso would go so much down. That is the behaviour of a 6 year old child, not to mention totally counter productive.

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I'm afraid I can't say I'm joking, because I am not. That particular quote was all over the news. In a time where testing is limited to a bare minimum, a whole day of running, that he was entitled to, would have been worth A LOT. Passing up such a chance is just window-licking mad.

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Originally Posted by dj_bytedisaster

I'm afraid I can't say I'm joking, because I am not. That particular quote was all over the news. In a time where testing is limited to a bare minimum, a whole day of running, that he was entitled to, would have been worth A LOT. Passing up such a chance is just window-licking mad.

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Ok. That sounded just so hard to believe, I guess I have been spoiled by Schumacher. My opinion of Alonso didn't exactly sky-rocket reading that.

It sounded hard to believe 'cause it's made up :laugh:

The idea that Alonso puts his own interests above the team's has a certain understated stupidity. Is he interested in finishing 1st while the team want's him to finish 3rd? :laugh:

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Originally Posted by dj_bytedisaster

Well, arguably ......

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;)

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Originally Posted by Big Ben

It sounded hard to believe 'cause it's made up :laugh:

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No it is not. You obviously don't follow the news

Words can so be twisted to favor one's motive. DJ, do you work for the American media?

Remember how Alonso nearly got whacked by Perez's left rear tire in Silverstone? That could have ended in disaster. Shortly after that they asked to test on the same track and the same tires? Understandably, he was a little nervous.

"It's not a very safe thing racing on the same track with the same tyres. I don't have the feeling I want to go. But if the team wants me to go..."

Funny how you can only remember that he said that he would not go and how he didn't work for Pirelli. Same about the way you twisted everything after my original comment.

I'm not sure I understand why ya''awl boys are slagging Alonso for not participating, here is a list of the drivers that did:

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"1.Driving for Red Bull Racing will be Alex Felix de Costa, Daniel Ricciardo (from Scuderia Toro Rosso), Carlos Sainz, Jr. and reigning champion Sebastian Vettel (Mark Webber will not be participating)
2.For McLaren, Kevin Magnussen, Oliver Turvey and Gary Paffett will take turns at the wheel.
3.It appears that Fernando Alonso will not be partaking in the fun for Ferrari. Testing duties will be handed to Italian racing driver Davide Rigon with Massa participating as well to some degree.
4.Lotus will be fielding Nicolas Prost, Davide Valsecchi (Kimi Räikkönen will not be participating)
5.In the driver’s seat for Williams will be Daniel Juncadella, Pastor Maldonado and the lovely Susie Wolff. So happy to Susie included in this test.
6.Scuderia Toro Rosso will have Johnny Cecotto, Carlos Sainz Jr, Daniel Ricciardo, Jeaqn Eric Vergne and Russan youngster Daniil Kvyat.
7.Force India has announced that James Calado will be joining Paul di Resta & Adrian Sutil at Silverstone.
8.Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg will be joined by Robin Frijns and Kimiya Sato
9.All youngster line up for Marussia as they will have Tio Ellinas and Rodolfo Gonzalez present for the test.
10.Caterham has called upon Alexander Rossi, Will Stevens and both current racers Giedo Van Der Garde and Charles Pic.

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Mercedes AMG Petronas has been banned from the young driver’s test as a result of the ruling in the International Tribunal

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I don't see anyone slagging Kimi, Rogro, Button, Perez, Bottas or Gutierrez. :confused: Or Mark for that matter, although being a lame duck sort of explains his absence. :champion:

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Originally Posted by kfzmeister

Remember how Alonso nearly got whacked by Perez's left rear tire in Silverstone? That could have ended in disaster. Shortly after that they asked to test on the same track and the same tires? Understandably, he was a little nervous.

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That's wrong. They weren't testing the same tyres. In the Silverstone race they uses 2013 steel-belted tyres with 2013 compounds. In the YDT they used 2012 kevlar-belted tyres with 2013 compounds and that was known at least 2 weeks before the test. They reverted back to the kevlar belts BECAUSE of the Silverstone failures.