Given that the Alonso subject is taking over the 2015 Silly Season thread, I thought it'd be a good idea to create a thread, with a poll of the possible options:
Ferrari
- presumably another season with Kimi. The question here is whether he has ran out of patience, after all this is season number five with Ferrari. Schumacher won his first title in his fifth season with the Scuderia, after coming close on three previous occasions. Twice Alonso has come close, but to no avail. Alonso is 33 now, is this potentially is last chance to move to another team?
Red Bull
- if this was to happen, a swap with Vettel. I'm not sure Vettel would want to leave Red Bull, but would he really turn down the chance to go to Ferrari? I don't think so. Alonso could, at Red Bull, help Ricciardo potentially in the same way Schumacher did with Massa at Ferrari in 2006. I'm not suggesting that Alonso would become a #2 at Red Bull, just that I think it could help Ricciardo more than hinder him.
McLaren
- if this happened, Button would surely be forced into retirement or endurance racing. I really don't want to see Button 'doing a Rubens' and going around the mid-field teams for a few years. Would Alonso be welcomed back to McLaren after his 2007 nightmares? Would he and Dennis get along? Alonso and Magnussen could be an interesting pairing, and from a Honda perspective, Alonso would be great for them.
I personally think those are the only viable options, but there are other options that have been mooted, including bizarrely a return to Lotus. Williams is a silly one as well (unless three car teams happened) and Mercedes is only likely if Hamilton and Rosberg's relationship was irreparable.
I'd love to see a swap with Vettel, but in reality at this point, I think this is a lot of media hot air, but time will tell.