Bet on Red then, the odds are good! Looking at all the stats, on track evaluation and media speculation, Alonso can now Stfu and stop moaning about his car being slow. Since I and most people would admit the Ferrari is looking stronger than most on grid, including RBR who look like they're still trying to recover from 2012.
What an idiot. They didn't even have the fastest car in Brazil 2012. Third fastest again? No. Just setting it up so that everyone praises him rather than the car when he finishes on the podium in Melbourne.
I wonder if he will say that again come 2014? You know since Byrne will be designing it and all. Kind of spits in the face of Ferrari who have done nothing but bend over backwards for him and get nothing but negative publicity which is quite astounding. Enzo I'm sure would of ripped his balls off and fired his arse back in the day when he was running things. Amazed how placid Ferrari have come against Alonso, when the old Ferrari would say the reason they lost was because the driver wasn't good enough and the car is the best on the grid because of their pride alone. So lucky he isn't driving for Mercedes, they would of put him in the meat grinder for that kind of comment. Even Lewis is careful what he says around the media when it comes to the people paying his wages!
Nah unlike Alonso/Ferrari combo fans that you see a lot of, Forza is what you call Real Tifosi. He supports Ferrari over Alonso and Massa who are a small part of a team unit and if they left he would still act the same with the new drivers. The whole (Real) Tifosi ideal is that their cars are the best in the world, always! End of... Having a driver you pay just come out and say (RBR and McLaren are better than us car wise) pretty much ****s on their doorstep. The funny thing is I always suspected the Tifosi would be the last group to admit their car is behind a drinks company, Enzo I gather would rather sell his whole body than admit a "drinks company" has a better car than his team could design. In fact I would wager an ageing Enzo would call Alonso out in the car park and have it out there and then if he heard that every year.
Alonso can get away with it right now for two reasons. Firstly his performances have kept Domenicali in his job, and secondly Ferrari would be nowhere if they got rid of him. Alonso needs to be careful - if he keeps doing this, I reckon they'll replace him as soon as Vettel becomes available. Or maybe replace him with Bianchi once he becomes a more complete driver.
Alonso needs to cut it with the 'car is always slow it would be a miracle if I win' motto. Fair enough last year he drove amazingly and put that Ferrari in places that it should not have been at times, but now it appears to me like he is a man obsessed with covering his tracks if he does not win the title again. We have not even got to the first race yet and he is already claiming their slower than RBR and McLaren how can he make such statements when it is clear that no one really knows what the pecking order may be like come Melbourne.
Lewis must be thinking thank F*** I don't have to do any of that cheesy stuff now. Although always good to see Jessica Ennis if you know what I mean
Ferrari have not been shy in ditching drivers for being outspoken or not trying hard enough. Alonso is banking on that he is too valuable to Ferrari for them to show him the door at this moment. The Old Man certainly would not be taking this crap from him.