Ferrari and Alonso, keys to F1 transfers

La Team Ferrari is facing a rich man's problem: while it already has Felipe Massa and Kimi Räikkönen under contract for the 2010 season, it would also like to secure the services of Fernando Alonso. This is enough to fill the three single-seaters that Luca di Montezemolo would like to enter! This hypothesis having little chance of seeing the light of day in 2010, Ferrari will have to choose.

The only certainty, ultimately, concerns Kimi Räikkönen. Even when your name is Ferrari, paying $50 million for a driver to stay at home is an unjustifiable expense. If Ferrari wants Alonso at all costs, it will be more profitable to pay a forfeit to Massa, whose salary is three times lower than that of the Finn. Obviously, if Massa's convalescence were longer than expected – a scenario that no one wants – the problem would resolve itself.

If Alonso leaves Renault, who can replace him as No. 1 driver? With a Romain Grosjean still too soft to play the role of leader, the Losange will have to enlist in large caliber. Robert Kubica could do the trick. It would be a nice revenge for the Pole, who was fired from the RDD program by Flavio Briatore a few years ago! Hence a very natural distrust on the part of the ex-BMW driver, to whom Williams also looks soft...

At Williams, in fact, we want above all to keep Nico Rosberg. Tired of promises of better days, the German had come to an agreement with BMW... until the announcement of the team's withdrawal disrupted his plans. Today, Nico's number 1 track is located at McLaren. Il pourrait tout simplement échanger son baquet avec le décevant Heikki Kovalainen. Liée au contrat avec Toyota, la place de Kazuki Nakajima would be called into question if Williams changed engine manufacturer. Enough to accelerate the promotion of Nico Hulkenberg at the highest level ?

As for Brawn GP, ​​Jenson Button should return for another season. Rubens Barrichello, on the other hand, is expected to retire. This is a good seat to fill for Bruno Senna for example.

Another pending transfer, the replacement of Giancarlo Fisichella by Tonio Liuzzi at Force India could take place even before the end of the 2009 season! Adrian Sutil, on the other hand, does not see his position threatened.

On the other hand, stability will be on the side of the teams Red Bull. It is true that the tandem composed of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber at RBR is undoubtedly the most consistent in the Championship! Considered a nursery, the Scuderia Toro Rosso will continue the training of Sébastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari.

As for the new teams, the question remains whether they will be there. In any case, experienced pilots should be interested in these training courses. Pedro de la Rosa, Rubens Barrichello, Giancarlo Fisichella, Marc Gene or Alexander Wurz may still have good days ahead of them...