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'Alonso-Ferrari announcement possible at Monza'

The Spanish media has raised speculation that a deal which has been struck between Fernando Alonso and the Ferrari team may be revealed at September's Italian Grand Prix. With the former double World Champion strongly linked with the team for the past two years and Monza a popular venue for Ferrari announcements, the silly season starts here.

As 2005 and 2006 Champion Alonso left McLaren at the end of a controversial 2007 season, in which the Spaniard very publically fell out with British team-mate Lewis Hamilton, the former has been robustly linked with the Scuderia and holds a get out clause on his Renault contract to leave the French team at the end of this season.

2007 contenders Hamilton, Räikkönen and Alonso are all out of contention this year

As Spanish media agency AS has pointed out, the Italian Grand Prix is often the scene of commercial statements for Ferrari with regards to the following year, with Alonso rumoured to be joining the team - as is Spanish bank Santander, as title sponsor. Reports place the Asturias-born pilot as being contracted to Ferrari until 2014, with the weekend of 12-13 September at Monza highlighted as when the news could be delivered.

Diario AS also continued to question - in the event of Alonso moving across to the Italian team - which of the outfit's current drivers would be giving up his seat? The places are currently filled by 2007 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa, runner-up by one point to Lewis Hamilton last year.

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