How Fernando Alonso Quitting Ferrari for McLaren Would Shake Up 2015 F1 Grid

The on-track action paled into insignificance at Suzuka last Saturday as two of the biggest driver switches in the recent history of Formula One edged towards completion. As all eyes were focused on Fernando Alonso, the double world champion, and Ferrari—who, as per Sky Sports' James Galloway, had agreed to separate after five seasons on Thursday—it emerged that Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel, the four-time world champion, were to part company at the end of 2014. Despite having his thunder well and truly stolen by Vettel, his chief rival in recent years, Alonso is widely expected to announce a return to McLaren, the team he departed after just one acrimonious campaign in 2007, for 2015.  The significance of Alonso's transfer...

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