Fernando Alonso has kept the Formula One paddock guessing where he will be driving next season—but his plans will soon be known.
“I am 99 percent sure what I am going to do,” said Alonso. “After Brazil, everyone will know.”
Rumors had suggested that Alonso was sniffing around Ferrari for a 2009 seat on the off-chance that 2007 champion Kimi Raikkonen decided to quit.
But despite Raikkonen looking a shadow of his former self for much of the year, he re-signed for the Italian squad last month on a two-year deal.
Honda have made a play for Alonso, offering him a lucrative contract, but their chances have receded in recent weeks as the Renault car has improved.
With Jenson Button all but confirmed at Honda for 2009, the team’s chief executive officer Nick Fry hinted at Alonso replacing Rubens Barrichello in the other seat.
“We want to announce both drivers at the same time, and at the moment we’re not in a position to do that because we’re awaiting a yes or a no from a certain person,” he told.
Once Alonso makes his intentions known, the rest of the grid will begin to fall into place—and certainty is something which Barrichello would appreciate.
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