Paul Di Resta candidate for Ferrari?

Force India Scot Paul di Resta is the latest candidate to fill Felipe Massa's role at Ferrari in the future.

The English newspaper Mirror has revealed approaches between the Maranello team and the Indian team based at Silverstone regarding Di Resta's contract. The speculation follows the statements of the Red Bull leaders and the denial of the rumors that linked Mark Webber with the Cavallino starting from 2013: after the statements of the team manager Christian Horner and the founder Dietrich Mateschitz, the Australian appears to be destined to continue to racing with the Austrian “cans”. According to the Mirror, Ferrari leaders have highly appreciated Di Resta's performances since he made his debut in F1, after winning the German touring car championship, the DTM, at the end of 2010, and have asked Force India for clarification on the contract he.

Confirmations of these contacts also come from former champion and veteran Jackie Stewart. “Paul di Resta would be a very valid target for Ferrari because Fernando Alonso probably has the best technical background and is physically one of the best drivers in the world,” the three-time world champion explained to the Daily Mail. “Alonso is almost at his peak and having a young driver like Di Resta as a future potential replacement for Alonso is something I would like to consider if I were at Ferrari”, concluded Stewart.

Lorena Bianchi