News Details

Spaniards support Alonso’s decision, Ferrari story was very complicated

Two of Fernando Alonso's countrymen have backed the Spaniard to eventually succeed at the wheel of a McLaren-Honda. McLaren's early 2015 struggle, and his Ferrari successor Sebastian Vettel's Malaysia breakthrough, caused many observers to question Alonso's decision to switch teams over the winter. But Roberto Merhi, a Spanish rookie for the Manor team, said it is not fair to surmise that Alonso made a poor choice in leaving Ferrari just as it was about to make a giant leap forwards. 'Nobody was expecting them to make that jump,' the 24-year-old told the Spanish sports daily Marca. 'Those criticisms of Fernando are not justified. Formula one is a very complex sport, and so choosing a team...
Full Story »
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Mercedes to re-think ‘fair play’ strategies –...

The big question after The big question after Malaysia is: has Ferrari...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Alonso era very much over at Ferrari and begins at...

Ferrari is not looking back, having put its ‘Alonso era' swiftly...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Has Ferrari really caught Mercedes?

The big question after Malaysia is: has Ferrari really caught Mercedes?...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Ricciardo questions Alonso’s McLaren move

Sebastian Vettel's victory in Malaysia has made Fernando Alonso's...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

MotoGP announces Qatar round postponed until November

MotoGP has confirmed that Qatar's 10-12 April slot will be moved to 6-8...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Kyle Kirkwood’s surprise lunge on Alex Palou...

Kyle Kirkwood took victory in the inaugural Grand Prix of Arlington on...

Rough and tumble weekend dampens Josef Newgarden’s...

Josef Newgarden came into IndyCar's Arlington GP weekend on a high,...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Every touch! Just how good was Dowman's performance...

Take a closer look at Max Dowman's match-winning performance against...
38m ago from SkySports.com

Tim Sherwood makes prediction on Carabao Cup final...

Tim Sherwood has backed Manchester City to beat Arsenal in the Carabao Cup...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Supercomputer predicts final top four and relegated...

A supercomputer has predicted the results of the Premier League this...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Gary Neville makes feelings clear about Arsenal...

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has praised Arsenal for keeping Max...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.