Find a young South American not contracted to another team and there's your replacement.

Well, I've read a lot on Twitter (the paragon of reliable sources) and a certain Felipe Nasr has apparently turned down McLaren's young driver system and is close to joining Ferrari's...

Yes, but Alonso has been ragging the shit out of the F10 & F150 for the last two years and rarely made a mistake (did he even make one error last year?)

Well, I've read a lot on Twitter (the paragon of reliable sources) and a certain Felipe Nasr has apparently turned down McLaren's young driver system and is close to joining Ferrari's...

I wonder if we would notice it when they secretly swap Kartikeyan and Massa.

Yeah but he's brilliant in the wet so surely that should get the Fabs seal of approval?

I wonder if we would notice it when they secretly swap Kartikeyan and Massa.

Imagine a Ferrari sponsored by Tata

I don't think the Hungary '09 accident is Massa's problem, He was afterall closer to Alonso's pace through much of 2010. Massa's pace never started to drop off untill after he was told Fernando was faster than him at Hockenheim in 2010.

I think Massa's problems started at Hockenheim, That hurt Felipe's confidence & at the same time made it crystal clear that Ferrari is Alonso's team now. The car is designed around Alonso, It's built around his driving style & setup preferences which may not suit Massa.

The other problem I think is that Alonso is making the Ferrari look a lot better than it really is, He's doing what all the very best drivers do & outdriving a crap car & this is perhaps making Massa look worse than he actually is.


I still think Massa is as good as he was before his accident, I just think he needs to go to a team where he's not the clear #2 where he can rebuild his confidence a bit.


The problem at this point is that if they do want to drop Massa before the end of this season they have to do it sooner & not later, If they leave it too late then whoever they put in will no doubt struggle. We've seen recently that with no testing coming in Mid-season as a rookie may not allow you to make the best impression (Grosjean in 2009) & that also as someone with experience moving from one team to another may also see you struggle (Fisichella in 2009).


There's also the question of who do you put in the car?
With the team built around Alonso do you put in someone you know will simply be the solid #2 or do you put someone in who could really push Alonso & have the 2 drivers given equal status within the team?

For us fans the answer is simple, We want the best driver & equal status between them in the team. However is that what Ferrari & especially Alonso wants?