Ferrari's real troublemaker
As radio sarcasm stoked tales of Alonso's dissatisfaction, Ferrari was an intense place to be at Monza. But how much of the 'casino' was real? JONATHAN NOBLE finds the truth amid the mayhem
Monza may not have produced much to get excited about on track in 2013, but the drama that played out in the stretch of asphalt behind the pits more than made up for it.
Formula 1's annual silly season continued in overdrive up and down the paddock, even though Red Bull had withdrawn itself from that fun by announcing Daniel Ricciardo.
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Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.
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