The 2008 F1 season has revealed much. Ferrari has a great car, but needs a motivated, master driver. Fernando Alonso has returned to prominence, but needs a better car. Are you think what I am thinking?



Mention Formula One and the same criticisms are spewed out. There is no real fire. Drivers do not try to pass one another enough. The personalities are to boring. There is no real passion with the teams.

What would spice up Formula One? A good rivalry. One already exists between Ferrari and McLaren. The dust up over the spying last year only caused the animosity to fester even more. Still, angry manufacturers do not make for an emotional rivalry.

How great would a driver rivalry be? Look at last year. Alonso and Hamilton went at it so hard on the same team that they forgot about Kimi and let him win the title. It made for great entertainment and racing.

Although Alonso and Hamilton have not made peace this year, the rivalry is weak because Renault has been weak. The last few weeks have seen improvement and, sure enough, Alonso and Hamilton are starting to throw verbal grenades again.

The two dominant teams in F1 are, of course, McLaren and Ferrari. The difference this year seems to be the team for Ferrari is riddled with errors. This means that the superior driving of Hamilton has made up for a slightly lacking car.

Turning to the 2009 season, imagine Alonso at Ferrari. One tends to think the pit and strategy problems would become a thing of the past. As a great driver in the rain, he would also solve much of that short coming in the car.

Who would Alonso replace? The obvious answer is Raikkonen. I love Kimi, but he is done. He may have a contract for next year, but Ferrari would be crazy not to let him go. Do not be surprised if something does not come together in the offseason.

Now we have our banner rivalry. I dare you to not commit to rooting for either Hamilton or Alonso. There is simply no way to sit on the fence in this case. You will love one and hate the other.

The blazing red Ferrari of Alonso and the silver fox McLaren of Hamilton. First race of the 2009 season. They are side by side on the front row. The lights go out and the two blaze down to turn one and the rivalry would start to boil.

If Alonso ends up at Ferrari, the number of plots and subplots would be staggering. One has to wonder if Bernie will start moving behind the scenes. Can you imagine the interest in the 2009 season if such a rivalry came to be?