Formula One ( F1 )

I think somebody like Alonso would want to leave a legacy. His talent is the best I've seen since Schumey in his pomp. No-one ultimately cares if he was loyal to Ferrari or well paid; he will be judged on the amount of World Championships he's won.

On a separate note, can the 1.6 engines of next year be of any style except rotary? Or do they have to be straight fours? I only ask because Ferrari do not have a background in this, so I think they might struggle.

So being a two time world champion is not a legacy? Beating the most successful driver in the history of the sport two seasons running, that is not a legacy? How about inspiring an entire country to start watching and enjoying (albeit in a mildly racist manner) F1?

While he is not yet ready to retire the number of seasons he has left in the sport (at the top flight at least) are limited.

If he went to Red Bull the development of next years car would be advanced enough by the time he arrived that it would favour Vettel due to the amount of input he would have. Why would he waste a season when Ferrari will by all accounts have a much better dev team in place than they have had for some time and he would be racing a car that will suit him as he would have had input from conception.