BMW’s car would suit him but I can’t see him getting on with Mario Theissen and there is the Kubica problem. That has fireworks written all over it.

In the end I think he will stay at Renault. I think if it hasn’t happened yet he will grow to rue not making things work at McLaren. Regardless of all the real or perceived problems he came within a point of winning a third consecutive championship and would clearly be challenging this season too. He is way too good a driver to be wasting his time at Renault or Honda but I think last year’s move has restricted his future options.

Interesting thought, I agree, Oliver. As Steven always point here, they are very similar in their driving styles and would make BMW goes at its limit.

But Antonio Lobato, the official “pundit” of TELECINCO in Spain, and Alonso´s friend, has guaranteed, 99.9999 per cent in his BLOG, that BMW will not be the Fernando´s place in 2009., Lobato was right about Fernando´s move to Mclaren. He predicted as well that Fernando would not finish his contract at Mclaren. I would give him some credit…

Lobato´s BLOG:

http://www.antoniolobatof1.blogspot.com/

It’s interesting that Alonso talks in terms of his career over the next decade, which suggests that he accepts there’s little prospect of him heading to Maranello in the immediate future.

What are the team principals attitudes towards pairing up (and I’ll use this term controversially) two “number one” driversthese days? After turbulent partnerships like Mansell and Piquet, Prost and Senna, and more recently Alonso and Hamilton…it makes me wonder what team boss would have the stomach for such an arrangement.

I’m not suggesting that the other drivers I haven’t mentioned are any lesser in quality or aren’t first-class, championship winning material, but if Alonso does pair up with Kubica or Raikkonen/Massa in either teams, if I was a team boss I would shiver at the thought of what might happen particularly after last season, race performance aside. I don’t think Ron Dennis lost so much sleep in a season last year since 1989.

There are also comments flying around that every team boss should treat Alonso as a disease in light of the espionage debacle before considering hiring him. Though you can’t argue with that logic, I’ve found that a bit unfair considering we haven’t heard his side of things and I suspect we’ll never know the truth for quite some time.

As a spectator though, I’d love to see Alonso on the front grid again as well as some of the driver-eat-driver drama we saw in the 1980s. I like controversy…

Go towards the white Fernando

German white or Japanese white?

I have to admit, right now, I want Alonso in the BMW as well. The battles with Kubica would be monumental. And if BMW can continue their progress (as they have done since the bought Sauber), the battles with Kimi and Lewis would be extraordinary. But…

…I rate Heidfeld, I think he’s a decent chap, and I think he deserves the ride as well and I wouldn’t want his career to wither and die.

Gah, F1 has too much talent, believe it or not! Or, to put it another way, not enough top-end teams to accommodate the talent.

I think Fernando in a Ferrari would be just about unbeatable, and the scraps with Lewis would be something to see alright. But since I hate Ferrari and love Fernando I’m happy not to be in that awkward position yet of having to barrack for a team I hate !

I still like the BMW-Sauber option. Go towards the white Fernando !