More Formula 1 News

Add another wrinkle to the speculation as to where Fernando Alonzo will end up next year. In addition to Flavio Briatore’s rhetoric with regard to bringing Alonzo back to Renault, now comes the rumor that Felipe Massa has been seen in the company of Toyota officials in an effort to find a seat next year should Ferrari decide to kick him out in favor of Alonzo. Alonzo and Raikkonen would indeed be a formidable team at Ferrari and the Italian firm certainly could make a run at him, but who knows how much credence to give such a rumor.

Does Massa deserve to be moved aside in favor of Alonzo? I doubt it, but this is a performance based endeavor and I believe most observers would rate Alonzo a cut above Massa, and the Brazilian just may get sent packing.

One has to ask how the McLaren affair will be seen by other teams that may be looking at Alonzo. He has shown beyond a doubt that he will place his personal wants ahead of the teams’ best interest, so who will trust him? My guess is that any team that wants his skill and the prestige of his Championship status will simply overlook a minor character flaw like disloyalty. As always “caveat emptor”!

Elsewhere, it sounds like the Spyker purchase has not been received with open arms by Formula One Management and that arrangement is not yet a done deal, and one or two new team applications are making their way through the process, Speculation is that the new teams will not be approved, but we shall see.

The 2008 Formula 1 schedule is available but still undergoing minor revisions. It should settle down and firm up within the next few weeks, and we will have it here for you at RacingInformation.com very shortly. Don’t anticipate any surprises in next years schedule.