The Prancing Horse needs to sort out it’s ever increasing stable of drivers

How man drivers does one team need? Raikkonen, Massa, Fisichella, Badoer, Gene….Schumacher? Alonso?

And cars? Ferrari seem intent on not only signing half the grid, but also running enough cars to take up most of the grid. Montezemolo likes the idea of Ferrari having three cars from next season onwards.

I don’t think this would be wise for Formula One at all. The bigger teams running more cars because they are more popular? What about the smaller teams, how would they survive as the larger teams slowly took over the grid? I think we should be encouraging viewers to support the smaller teams as well to ensure the sport has a future. Who wants to watch a racing series where the top teams are running the majority of the grid? I think Ferrari need to sort their array of drivers out, and accept that they will be running two cars. I think the idea of running three is sheer greed.

I get the impression that Luca is keen to get Schumacher in that car at some point, and that is one of his reasons behind wanting three cars. He saw the generally positive reaction to Schumacher’s return and he still wants this to happen. I think Ferrari needs to focus on it’s future and let go of the past. If they are that satisfied with all their drivers, as they claim to be, then why are they banking on Schumacher?

I think for many of us, we were keen to see Michael return because we wanted to see how he’d shape up against the current grid. It was a bit of nostalgia as well. Love him or hate him, the Schumacher years of F1 were some of it’s finest. Always exciting, on occasions controversial, it was brilliant and a true honour to have witnessed one of the most, if not the most talented driver in the history of the sport.

The only reservation I had about Michael’s return was if he had struggled to compete with the grid as it is today. Besides, it has been several years now since Michael retired, and technology soon changes in F1. He might have struggled with the current cars. I’d rather remember Michael from the last time we saw him race at Brazil 2006. It was an amazing drive, and he truly went out as the best driver . As wonderful as he was to watch he is now part of F1’s history.

Ferrari need to focus on finding the future of their team, and not relying on the past. Investing in a driver that can bring the dedication and skill to Ferrari, like Michael did, would be much wiser than investing in a third car so that Ferrari can try and relive it’s glory days through Michael.

Alonso would be ideal for Ferrari. I think he is one of the harder working drivers from the current grid, and in my opinion is the nearest thing to Michael. He also has a presence, like Michael did, and he brings some much needed charisma to the sport. He is capable of leading a team forward, which is what I think Ferrari needs. They have been somewhat lost since Michael left.

Raikkonen was possibly the worst choice they could have made. He’s quick, no doubt of that. Is he hardworking and dedicated? I don’t think so. I don’t think he cares about Ferrari either, not in the way Michael did, and still does. Ferrari was a means to an end for Raikkonen, a bigger pay cheque than McLaren .

Bringing Alonso in could see Ferrari return to their glory day dominance. Rumours are rife that Alonso will be announced at Ferrari at the end of this season. Alonso in the Ferrari would be amazing to watch, and might bring a bit of life back into Formula 1.

I eagerly await the announcement.