CloseAlonso is still in the honeymoon stage at Ferrari so it's difficult to judge which direction things will go.
I don't think he will let things get to the level he had at McLaren with Ron Dennis. It's true that Alonso is used to a team that revolves around him but I also believe that his driving for Ferrari is a dream come true. Perhaps he will work that much harder to beat Massa in the hopes that he becomes their new numero uno.
Other great f1 sites:
On the subject of Alonso, both he and Massa comprehend they are Ferrari employees and they are going to behave as such. On another note, the F10 is superquick! 
Feb 3, 2010 6:56:11 PM
Alonso sets the fastest time in the 3 days of testing at Valencia:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8496405.stm
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10400.html
I bet Massa is really upset!
Commentary on how day 3 went:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8495275.stm
Q&A with Lewis Hamilton:
http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2010/2/10394.html
Q&A with Nico Hulkenberg
http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2010/2/10396.html
Q&A with Franz Tost (Toro Rosso)
http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2010/2/10398.html
Q&A with Nico Rosberg
http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2010/2/10399.html
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Feb 3, 2010 6:57:13 PM
Virgin Racing launched online:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8495435.stm
Can't believe this car has been designed without use of a wind tunnel 
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Feb 4, 2010 1:14:19 AM
Q&A with Michael Schumacher
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81245
Q&A with Fernando Alonso
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81248
Q&A with Jenson Button
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81251
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Feb 4, 2010 10:36:55 AM
Sarah Holt's blog on the Valencia test:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/sarahholt/2010/02/ferrari_and_mclaren_off_to_a_f.html
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reginos:
I think that these tests are like pre-season friendlies in football. You cannot judge the final champion by these times.
BTW 25.000 people went to see Alonso's debut in Valencia on a weekday!
So many idle people there or perhaps it's a local holiday
Local holydays in lot of towns
"San Blas"
BTW...not 25.000, official data: 36.400
Feb 4, 2010 12:38:15 PM
More info on Ecclestone's support for Stefan GP as 1st reserve team (with Ralf Schumacher as a potential driver):
http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/8107.html
Interview with Fernando Alonso:
http://en.espnf1.com/ferrari/motorsport/story/8154.html
Comments from Mercedes:
http://en.espnf1.com/mercedes/motorsport/story/8143.html
Heidfeld confirmed as Mercedes reserve & test driver:
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/formula-1-news/227521/heidfeld-becomes-mercedes-reserve-driver/
Stefan GP believes US F1 and Campos Meta are in trouble:
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/02/02/stefan-gp-believe-two-teams-in-trouble/
Interview with Robert Kubica:
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5917363,00.html
Alonso at Ferrari:
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5917053,00.html
Rossi thinks it would be difficult to join F1:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81256
James Allen's blog:
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/
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Feb 4, 2010 12:41:26 PM
Combined times from Valencia testing:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best | Laps | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 1. | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:11.470 | 127 | - | - | 1:11.470 |
| 2. | Massa | Ferrari | 1:11.722 | 226 | 1:12.574 | 1:11.722 | - |
| 3. | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:12.056 | 96 | - | 1:12.056 | - |
| 4. | de la Rosa | Sauber | 1:12.094 | 154 | 1:12.784 | - | 1:12.094 |
| 5. | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:12.256 | 108 | - | 1:12.256 | - |
| 6. | Kubica | Renault | 1:12.426 | 188 | 1:15.000 | 1:12.426 | - |
| 7. | M.Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:12.438 | 122 | 1:12.947 | - | 1:12.438 |
| 8. | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:12.576 | 97 | - | - | 1:12.576 |
| 9. | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:12.899 | 158 | 1:13.543 | 1:12.899 | - |
| 10. | Button | McLaren | 1:12.951 | 82 | - | - | 1:12.951 |
| 11. | Petrov | Renault | 1:13.097 | 75 | - | - | 1:13.097 |
| 12. | Barrichello | Williams | 1:13.377 | 177 | 1:14.449 | 1:13.377 | - |
| 13. | Hulkenberg | Williams | 1:13.669 | 126 | - | - | 1:13.669 |
| 14. | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:13.823 | 125 | 1:14.762 | 1:13.823 | - |
| 15. | Paffett | McLaren | 1:13.846 | 86 | 1:13.846 | - | - |
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81247
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Enzo II:
reginos:
I think that these tests are like pre-season friendlies in football. You cannot judge the final champion by these times.
BTW 25.000 people went to see Alonso's debut in Valencia on a weekday!
So many idle people there or perhaps it's a local holiday
Local holydays in lot of towns
"San Blas"
BTW...not 25.000, official data: 36.400
San Blas! I didn't know about this saint but I thought it had to be a holiday to attract so many people.
BTW was entrance free of charge or the circuit made a nice windfall?
Feb 5, 2010 3:09:37 PM
Q&A with Kamui Kobayashi:
http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2010/2/10408.html
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Feb 5, 2010 10:23:21 PM
Will Campos Meta make it to the grid?
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8501259.stm
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Feb 5, 2010 10:53:57 PM
A nice article about the U.S. F1 team:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/motorsports/4344796.html
Feb 6, 2010 11:38:42 PM
Force India may breach the Concorde Agreement if it fails to submit company accounts (which would result in dissolution):
www.formula1blog.com/2010/02/05/force-india-could-be-dissolved-by-british-government/
The politics behind the entries of Stefan GP, US F1 and Campos Meta:
www.formula1blog.com/2010/02/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-stefan-gp-usf1-campos-meta/
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Feb 8, 2010 2:13:05 PM
easy_rider911:
Combined times from Valencia testing:
Pos Driver Team Best Laps 1st 2nd 3rd 1. Alonso Ferrari 1:11.470 127 - - 1:11.470 2. Massa Ferrari 1:11.722 226 1:12.574 1:11.722 - 3. Kobayashi Sauber 1:12.056 96 - 1:12.056 - 4. de la Rosa Sauber 1:12.094 154 1:12.784 - 1:12.094 5. Hamilton McLaren 1:12.256 108 - 1:12.256 - 6. Kubica Renault 1:12.426 188 1:15.000 1:12.426 - 7. M.Schumacher Mercedes 1:12.438 122 1:12.947 - 1:12.438 8. Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:12.576 97 - - 1:12.576 9. Rosberg Mercedes 1:12.899 158 1:13.543 1:12.899 - 10. Button McLaren 1:12.951 82 - - 1:12.951 11. Petrov Renault 1:13.097 75 - - 1:13.097 12. Barrichello Williams 1:13.377 177 1:14.449 1:13.377 - 13. Hulkenberg Williams 1:13.669 126 - - 1:13.669 14. Buemi Toro Rosso 1:13.823 125 1:14.762 1:13.823 - 15. Paffett McLaren 1:13.846 86 1:13.846 - -
Interesting, Button lost half his day of testing trying to accomodate himself in a McLaren that wasn't prepared for him. First day of testing and they are already unashamedly treating him like their nº2 driver. Welcome to Team Hamilton.
Feb 10, 2010 12:14:23 PM
Live commentary from Jerez:
http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/174
McLaren using an unusual device in testing at Jerez:
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5929915,00.html
http://www.planetf1.com/Gallery_Detail/0,17732,3524_5929727,00.html
Rosberg quickest so far before the rain came in Jerez:
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5929698,00.html
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Feb 10, 2010 12:25:32 PM
At 1pm local time today, these were the fastest laps (set during dry conditions earlier today):
1 Rosberg 1m20.927s; 2 Buemi 1m21.031s; 3 Hulkenberg 1m22.243s; 4 Alonso 1m22.895s; 5 Kobayashi 1m23.787s; 6 Button 1m24.947s; 7 Liuzzi 1m24.968s; 8 Petrov 1m25.440s; 9 Webber 1m26.502s.
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Feb 10, 2010 12:27:49 PM
Provisional drivers for each day of testing at Jerez:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81358
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Feb 10, 2010 4:35:42 PM
Testing today has been badly affected by rain. Less than 1 hour of dry running was possible.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8508080.stm
Interesting that Webber stopped out on track with an oil leak - leading to a red flag for the session - but positioned his helmet behind the car to prevent photos being taken by journalists of the rear diffuser designed by Red Bull Racing. No doubt his team told him to do that over the radio. The design will become known anyway. Other teams will no doubt intensify their photography near the Red Bull garage 
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Feb 10, 2010 6:49:09 PM
I hope that Red Bull will be even stronger this season. Can you imagine what that car would have been capable of with a Merc lump.
Hey Easy, which team and or driver are you rooting for this season? 
I'm curious to see how the Virgin car will do once the season gets going. I tend to agree that one can't design a car using only CFD, but what do I know. The LMP1 Acura did rather well with this approach.
Feb 10, 2010 7:55:02 PM
I was thinking exactly the same thing when I read that Red Bull actually had the choice of Mercedes engines. Why wouldn't they choose it?
Actually I don't support one team or one driver. I genuinely enjoy great performances from any team and/or any driver. 
I don't expect much from Virgin - even though they have the same Cosworth engines as Williams - since they have been pretty chaotic so far, but let's see how it all pans out ...
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Feb 11, 2010 5:03:41 AM
fritz:
917962:I'm curious to see how the Virgin car will do once the season gets going.
Will the team have to change its name if it gets a spot on the podium?
haha, only if that success is repeated 
indeed shifting is ancient technology - so is a fuel burning engine.. I happen to like both :)
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Feb 11, 2010 11:43:24 AM
Live updates from Day 2 of testing at Jerez:
http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/175
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Feb 11, 2010 4:11:06 PM
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