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Alonso's first day at Ferrari

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  1. beast

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    I wonder which Ferrari road car he will chose to drive as personal transport?
     
  3. AlexO91

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    Some what a good day for Fernando Alonso then.
     
  4. sambomydog

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    Thats great news for him and Ferrari. i am so looking forward to the grudge battle between Alonso and Lewis...classic:)
    I wish the BBC would have an F1 catch up program over the winter. Its a killer having nothing F1 to watch.
     
  5. AlexO91

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    There was a review of Jenson Buttons season on today, and the season in general.
     
  6. Christian.Fr

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    great, exellent to know that. i hope to see him next week in Valencia for the finali mondiali.
     
  7. tifosi12

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    Hopefully he'll participate in the development of Ferrari road cars the way Schumacher did.

    Would be awesome to see his name on the replacement of e.g. the 599.
     
  8. sambomydog

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    Yes i saw that at 1pm.
     
  9. sambomydog

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    I would like to see him serve his time and show he has the ferrari blood running through his veins first. The Schumacher name on a Ferrari will always be without question. Imagine if we had a ferrari named after Kimi, i for one would think that would be a mistake because lets face it he dont give a stuff about Ferrari. I would still be of the same opinion if he wins a WC in the Ferrari next year.
    That said Ferrari branding is done so flippantly these days, it would not surprise me.
     
  10. Wolfgang5150

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    I've had dreams similar to the day alonso experienced!
     
  11. tifosi12

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    I'd think that is cool, because I think Kimi is very cool.

    That said, I wasn't looking for a Ferrari named after Alonso (or Kimi or MS), but one where the driver had input in its making.

    Given Alonso's talent for developing a car, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd help testing some road car.
     
  12. sambomydog

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    Oh i get ya:)
     
  13. AlexO91

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    Yeah, I think thats probably all we're getting until March :(.
     
  14. beast

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    That will happen the day Ferrari makes Ice Cream trucks:D
     
  15. TheMayor

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    I wonder if he complained that Massa pitted the 458 before him :)
     
  16. Chicko

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    Anyone know of any video footage of him driving the 458 Italia?
     
  17. Remy Zero

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    First, i hope he'll do his best to get both titles to Maranello :)
     
  18. william

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    Does anyone knows if Alonso speaks Italian?

    Always an asset at Maranello ...
     
  19. Remy Zero

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    I suppose so. What language was he and Massa arguing a few years back at the Nurburgring?
     
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    Italian and Spanish are so close I'm sure he knows how to speak it, and if not most of the people at ferrari can speak spanish
     
  21. ACross32

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    I'm pretty sure I've read that Fernando is fluent in three or four (maybe more) languages, including Italian.

    edit:

    Quoted from his Wikipedia entry - "As well as Spanish, he speaks Italian, French and English."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Alonso
     
  22. Senna1994

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    He speaks Italian, I just want to see a video of him behind the wheel of the 458 at the track.
     
  23. 4rePhill

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    So you don't fancy owning a Ferrari Fernando then?
     
  24. classic308

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    Alonso's Italian is more than passable, as is Massa's.

    Vettel's is improving... :)
     
  25. tifosi12

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    I would fancy it, but probably not too many other folks. I dunno, since it was never tried.
     

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