- 29 Aug 08, 23:48#62213
Gilles Villeneuve: If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari.
This should end all the talk now.
Ferrari confirms Raikkonen, Massa
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24265637-23770,00.html
FINLAND'S reigning Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen and Brazilian Felipe Massa have been confirmed as Ferrari drivers for next season.
Team boss Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said both drivers would "Absolutely” remain the same for 2009.
Renault driver Fernando Alonso had been mentioned in certain quarters as a possible recruit for Ferrari.
Di Montezemolo added: "I was disappointed to see a great champion like him not make the top 10 in Valencia (during the European Grand Prix on August 24 where he retired on the first lap)."
He also said on the recent difficulties by Raikkonen - third in the world championship standings, 57 points behind Britain's Lewis Hamilton (first on 70 points) and Massa (second with 64 points) - that the Finn was "not in a crisis."
"He is motivated and we must work hard so that he is in a position to make a quick start," di Montezemolo said.
"Especially on the new circuits, which I don't like and are doing harm to Formula One. You can't overtake and nine times out of 10 whoever takes pole position wins.
"All this criticism of Raikonnen reminds me of when (Filippo) Inzaghi was at Juventus. If he did not score in three matches, everyone said he was in crisis."
Gilles Villeneuve: If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari.
