Fernando Alonso is scared shitless of F1 monster Ferrari

Given a choice, Fernando Alonso would rather compete with his McLaren teammate than any other driver from Ferrari.

Yep, two-time defending F1 World Champion, Fernando Alonso, is scared of the big red scarlet Scuderia Ferrari. And if he can choose, he would rather compete with his talented rookie teammate, Lewis Hamilton, than any driver from Ferrari maybe because he knows that McLaren boss Ron Dennis would be rooting for him, and that includes Dennis asking Hamilton to lose a grand prix on purpose.

Well, the two McLaren teammates are currently tied at the top of the drivers championship standings, each with 38 points while the two Ferrari drivers are third and fourth.

Surprisingly though, Ferrari's No.2 driver, Felipe Massa, has the better points output in Ferrari with 33 points compared to Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari's premier driver, who has scored only 23 after the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix.

With 33 points, Felipe Massa is only five points behind Alonso's AND Hamilton's 38. Fernando Alonso will have the advantage over his rookie teammate if the season was to end today because he has won more races than Hamilton in this 2007 F1 season.

Alonso has won TWO, one in the recently held Monaco Grand Prix and one in the 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix whereas Lewis Hamilton hasn't won anything yet but has stayed consistent with four straight second place finishes after his third place finish to start what is turning out to be one heckuva' rookie year at the 2007 Australian Grand Prix, the inaugural race of the 2007 F1 season.

Fernando Alonso is hoping Felipe Massa will soon be out of the running as he would prefer to battle with Hamilton than with one of the Ferrari drivers.

''(Felipe) Massa is a bit closer, and I prefer to fight for the title with my own teammate, because then we will be fighting in equal conditions, not with a Ferrari, which you don't know how strong it will be,'' Alonso said.

Who will win the F1 drivers championship? Bodog has the odds.

Kimi Raikkonen 7/4

Fernando Alonso 7/4

Lewis Hamilton 9/2

Felipe Massa 5/2

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