Alonso with Ferrari until end of 2016
May 19, 2011 | 12:15 PM
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Alonso with Ferrari until end of 2016
Alonso with Ferrari until end of 2016 - GPUpdate.net
Fernando Alonso has signed a new deal with Ferrari until the end of the 2016 season, extending his current contract with the Maranello-based squad by an extra four years. The Spaniard - who had a deal that would have lasted through to the end of 2012 - announced the agreement on Thursday, with the Oviedo-born man and his team-mate Felipe Massa opening an official Ferrari store in Barcelona.
"I am very happy to have reached this agreement," Alonso told the gathered media, including GPUpdate.net. "I immediately felt comfortable and privileged within Ferrari and now it feels to me like a second family.
"I have the utmost faith in the men and women who work in Maranello and in those who lead them: it is therefore natural for me to decide to extend my relationship in the long term like this, with a team at which I will no doubt end my Formula 1 career one day."
Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo added: "It is a great pleasure to have renewed our agreement with a driver who has always demonstrated a winning mentality even in the most difficult circumstances.
"Fernando has all the required qualities, both technically and personally to play a leading role in the history of Ferrari and I hope he will be enriching it with further wins very soon."
Fernando Alonso has signed a new deal with Ferrari until the end of the 2016 season, extending his current contract with the Maranello-based squad by an extra four years. The Spaniard - who had a deal that would have lasted through to the end of 2012 - announced the agreement on Thursday, with the Oviedo-born man and his team-mate Felipe Massa opening an official Ferrari store in Barcelona.
"I am very happy to have reached this agreement," Alonso told the gathered media, including GPUpdate.net. "I immediately felt comfortable and privileged within Ferrari and now it feels to me like a second family.
"I have the utmost faith in the men and women who work in Maranello and in those who lead them: it is therefore natural for me to decide to extend my relationship in the long term like this, with a team at which I will no doubt end my Formula 1 career one day."
Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo added: "It is a great pleasure to have renewed our agreement with a driver who has always demonstrated a winning mentality even in the most difficult circumstances.
"Fernando has all the required qualities, both technically and personally to play a leading role in the history of Ferrari and I hope he will be enriching it with further wins very soon."
May 19, 2011 | 12:47 PM
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I do still think Alonso is one of the best drivers in F1 in terms of being a total package. He has the skill to not only drive at a world championship level, but also to give feedback to the engineers to develop a world championship winning car. Extending his contract was a no-brainer for Ferrari. It's just a matter of time until they can provide him with a car that will win him his 3rd WDC.
May 19, 2011 | 03:02 PM
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I do still think Alonso is one of the best drivers in F1 in terms of being a total package. He has the skill to not only drive at a world championship level, but also to give feedback to the engineers to develop a world championship winning car. Extending his contract was a no-brainer for Ferrari. It's just a matter of time until they can provide him with a car that will win him his 3rd WDC.
May 19, 2011 | 03:17 PM
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https://teamspeed.com/forums/pit-sto...ws-thread.html
everytime i hear his name, i think of that thread.
everytime i hear his name, i think of that thread.
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