Carlos Sainz manager meets with Christian Horner in Hungary

[Nero Horse]

What if he rant last three years behind closed doors, and nothing happened? What if Alonso is right?

Ranting and criticizing your own team in public will never bring anything good, you'll only make things worse. Alonso's case is a classic example of that. What did he achieve by making these remarks about wanting "someone else's car for birthday"? NOTHING...absolutely nothing! It only made things worse for everybody.

[Kingdom Hearts]

What did he achieve by making these remarks about wanting "someone else's car for birthday"? NOTHING...absolutely nothing! It only made things worse for everybody.

The funny thing is that you don't know if he said that as a joke or if he was serious, yet you criticize him not having all the facts. The funny thing is that he really criticized the design team and praised the track team, but you are stuck in the most harmless comment.

[Mrs Alonso]

Ranting and criticizing your own team in public will never bring anything good, you'll only make things worse. Alonso's case is a classic example of that. What did he achieve by making these remarks about wanting "someone else's car for birthday"? NOTHING...absolutely nothing! It only made things worse for everybody.

You seem to have forgotten that those comments went largely unnoticed until the PR team put out the statement about Luca's phone call.

[Greig]

Ranting and criticizing your own team in public will never bring anything good, you'll only make things worse. Alonso's case is a classic example of that. What did he achieve by making these remarks about wanting "someone else's car for birthday"? NOTHING...absolutely nothing! It only made things worse for everybody.

LOL someone is angry.

[FA fan]

Saturday 3 August at 10:35 : Aug.3 (GMM) Red Bull has confirmed a meeting about Fernando Alonso took place with the Ferrari driver's manager at the Hungaroring last weekend.

Initially, the sensational story of a potential move to Red Bull for the two-time world champion was dismissed by some, as Alonso's manager Luis Garcia Abad also handles the career of rising Red Bull-backed youngster Carlos Sainz jr.

But when told his meeting with Garcia was obviously simply about the 18-year-old Sainz, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner told Sport Bild: "Nonsense.

"Why would I talk to him about Sainz jr, who has long been in the Red Bull junior team?"

Sainz jr drives for the GP3 team MW Arden, a collaboration between Mark Webber and Horner.

Clearly, Garcia and Horner might have something to talk about other than Alonso, but Red Bull is not hiding the fact the Hungaroring meeting was about Ferrari's number 1.

"I can't remember if we talked about Red Bull or Spanish red wine," a mischievous Dr Helmut Marko, the head of Red Bull's driver programme, told German television Sky.

With Australian Webber heading to Le Mans, Red Bull is weighing up a new teammate for Sebastian Vettel next year.

Earlier, although Kimi Raikkonen is also still in the running, it was believed Daniel Ricciardo had sped into pole position for the seat.

But Horner insists: "We have never been under pressure to take one of the junior drivers.

"We have won the world championships for the past three years, and we want to ensure we can carry on doing so in the future."

Nothing has been heard from Alonso's manager Garcia since the Hungaroring meeting, but still involved in the 32-year-old's driver career is the former Renault boss Flavio Briatore.

He told La Gazzetta dello Sport: "He has a contract and contracts must be respected.

"Alonso has never said he wants to leave."

[Kingdom Hearts]

No surprise, RB is going to take advantage of this situation no matter if the meeting was about Alonso or girls in bikini.

[Hermann]

And there are people who hate Fernando for his 'politics'- really, the only one who is playing dirty games here is Christian Horner, unfortunately i can't write here what i think of him, my posting would get deleted.

[Nero Horse]

And there are people who hate Fernando for his 'politics'- really, the only one who is playing dirty games here is Christian Horner, unfortunately i can't write here what i think of him, my posting would get deleted.

I really-REALLY hope you're right, that it's only him who's playing these dirty games.

[Hornet]

Right, because Formula 1 negotiations are done while standing at the garage under the hot sun heat... and of course you bring the father of some other random driver just for fun Funny article
That was nothing more than a social visit. No one said the manager was negotiating for Jr. either.

Note how Horner never explicitly mention Alonso either. It's the news article that mentioned Alonso. Dr Helmet is just being an idiot as usual.

[Hermann]

If Fernando was really in the RB garage then maybe for having coffee with some engineers

[Dino]

Right, because Formula 1 negotiations are done while standing at the garage under the hot sun heat... and of course you bring the father of some other random driver just for fun Funny article
That was nothing more than a social visit. No one said the manager was negotiating for Jr. either.

Note how Horner never explicitly mention Alonso either. It's the news article that mentioned Alonso. Dr Helmet is just being an idiot as usual.

Luca DM must be furious if Horner is bluffing....and worse if he's not!!!!!!!

[Kiwi Nick]

"but still involved in the 32-year-old's driver career is the former Renault boss Flavio Briatore.

He told La Gazzetta dello Sport: "He has a contract and contracts must be respected.

"Alonso has never said he wants to leave.'"

Do you suppose Flav is saying that because if Nando breaks his contract Flav looses a big fat fee.

[Kingdom Hearts]

Do you suppose Flav is saying that because if Nando breaks his contract Flav looses a big fat fee.

No.

[ManFromMilan]

Do you suppose Flav is saying that because if Nando breaks his contract Flav looses a big fat fee.

Maybe Flavio knows about a job opening soon that he could fill?

I wondered why he reappeared from below the radar all of the sudden?