Ferrari Analyzes Its Future
Based on the results obtained at Monza the Italian team will decide if they focus exclusively in the development of next year’s car, or keep on betting on the F150 for what’s left of the season.
Two key races are what Scuderia Ferrari has on schedule, races that will dictate the way to go for the rest of the 2011 Formula 1 season. Based on the results achieved -at the Belgian Grand Prix on August 28 and the Italian GP on September 11- the team will choose whether to start developing the 2012 car if their title options are over, or if the scenario changes favorably, continue on placing all their hopes and effort in the F150 ufabet.
If it wasn’t for the great results that their star driver Fernando Alonso obtained in the past month of July -victory at Great Britain, second place in Germany and third in Hungary for a total of 58 points- the decision would have had already been taken. These improvements that the F150 has experienced after a harsh early season has led the team to be cautious about their decision, for in the second half of the season they could pull a comeback, that as of today seems improbable, but not impossible.
For Spa history is not on Alonso’s side, for his best result was a second place obtained in 2005. Catalogued as the best circuit in the F1 by the Spanish driver, he would like to win his first race there to keep on adding pressure to the solo leader of the championship and defending champion Sebastian Vettel, the German youngster from Red Bull Racing. Alonso is 89 points behind him and only a high percentage of victories in the last eight races left, added to a streak of unfavorable results from Vettel can make the comeback happen.
In Monza the history does lean on his side, for he has achieved two victories in the last three races (2008-2010). The fact that the race is ran in Ferrari’s homeland represents a boost for them, and Alonso is anxious for reviving the wonderful experience that climbing to the highest spot on the podium in front of the Italian crowd means.