From GMM
It is unlikely that two-time World Champion
Fernando Alonso will substitute for the injured
Felipe Massa at Ferrari in the forthcoming European grand prix.
With Massa in hospital and Alonso's
Renault team banned from competing at Valencia, it has been suggested that the scenario is ideal, even if only for a single race.
But with Renault and Ferrari sponsorship contracts set to clash, it is actually an unlikely scenario in a temporary form, and it must be said that the thought of Flavio Briatore doing a big favour for the Maranello team is even more difficult to imagine.
It is reported that Italy's best-connected F1 journalists also don't believe the hype.
La Gazzetta dello Sport's Andrea Cremonesi said: "We have asked (Ferrari media boss Luca) Colajanni and he told us it is impossible."
Renault spokeswoman Patrizia Spinelli, meanwhile, told Italy's Tuttosport that the Alonso rumour is "only speculation without foundation".
Ferrari also would not comment on the rumours.
But Ferrari reserve driver Marc Gené has refused to comment on rumours he may be asked to substitute for Felipe Massa.
In his regular column for the Spanish newspaper
El Mundo, he wrote:
"Everyone in the team have been very worried about Felipe," Gene wrote. "We would even wish that he could be in Valencia, but if he is not, the important thing is that he is well.
"I understand that many people want to know what is in the future but right now the only thing that occupies me is my friend," he added.
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