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shonguiz · 06-17-2007, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Imhotep Evil

2. Montezemolo has the ultimate power to chose. He was very close to firing Schumi and some of his acolites in 99.

This is what some shitty mag like businessf1 said, may be it's true but i don't trust them. neither montzemolo nor todt wants alonso. here is a another proof from today:

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Jean Todt in Indianapolis poured cold water on rumours that Fernando Alonso might break his McLaren contract and find refuge in F1's famous Italian camp.

The Ferrari boss, in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, responded to speculation that Spaniard Alonso, frustrated with his situation alongside Lewis Hamilton in 2007, had already started to make eyes at the Prancing Horse.

Todt said Alonso is a "great driver" but insists that Ferrari is not on the driver market.

"There were some contacts (with Alonso) in the past, but nothing became of it. Plus, our drivers - who are very good - are only 26 and 27 years old ...

"The day will come when I leave and some others make the decisions that I do now. But I do not believe that Alonso will drive for Ferrari under Jean Todt," he said.

The 60-year-old Frenchman also played down Kimi Raikkonen's struggle to get up to speed this year, reminding the Italian sports daily that the Finn achieved "pole and victory" on his first attempt in a red car.

Todt added: "And after three grands prix he led the world championship. In Monaco he would have been up there without his error in qualifying, and Montreal was a lottery."

He refused to say if he thought Michael Schumacher would be doing a better job, explaining only that the seven time world champion "stopped and we respect that".

But "if he had wanted to drive on for three more years, he would have been able to do it!"