Fernando Alonso thinks his Ferrari successor Sebastian Vettel will need “luck” in the years that lie ahead of him.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard has called time on his five-year stint at Maranello, apparently seeing more promise in McLaren’s impending works tie-up with Honda.<\/p>\n
Vettel, meanwhile, is switching from Red Bull – where he won every drivers’ title between 2010 and 2013 – to replace Alonso at beleaguered Ferrari.<\/p>\n
Asked if he has spoken to Vettel about the move, Alonso was quoted by the Spanish daily AS: “I told him ‘good luck’.”<\/p>\n
Asked if the German will need luck, he admitted: “That’s what I thought but I didn’t say it to him.<\/p>\n
“I cannot wish anything bad to Ferrari, because from 2009 to 2014 only good things have happened to me.<\/p>\n
“I’ve grown, I’ve learned things as a driver and a person, we have come close to the title several times, but I have to say that we have competed against teams that were better than us.<\/p>\n
“Against Red Bull and its overwhelming technical mastery, and this year against Mercedes,” said Alonso.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old is so far refusing to even mention McLaren, undoubtedly his next employer but one he clashed so spectacularly and infamously with in 2007.<\/p>\n
“Something can be signed for two or three months already but to announce it there is maybe a delay because there are other things to consider with the project,” said Alonso, undoubtedly referring to McLaren-Honda and its ongoing deliberations.<\/p>\n
“I’m calm.\u00a0 I told the fans a month ago that the best is yet to come, things will be done but at the moment we need a bit of patience.<\/p>\n
“It is all done, but let’s now put it all together and make it better,” he added.<\/p>\n
Alonso denied he is leaving Ferrari with a feeling of anger, but admitted to “sadness” and “frustration” at having not put the lid on at least one more title.<\/p>\n
With his own performance, however, he is completely satisfied.<\/p>\n
“I do not like to compare with my peers,” Alonso insisted.<\/p>\n
“But when you have a champion on the other side of the garage that if not for technical problems you beat them almost 19 to zero, I’m so proud and I think it’s impossible to say it has been bad years.”<\/p>\n
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