Giovanni 'Spaghetti' Alesi signs for Jordan!!!! >>>By f1i.com

[LucaBadoer]

Alesi signs for Jordan!

Our sources suggest that Jean Alesi has today signed a deal to drive for Jordan Grand Prix to race from Hungary onwards


F1i.com's sources have informed us that Jean Alesi has signed the deal that will take him from Prost Grand Prix to Jordan for the remainder of the season.

The French-Sicilian, who is the oldest driver on the grid, is still highly rated by a large portion of the grid, even though one Jordan insider branded him "a nutter". The French team is now in deep financial trouble, however, and releasing Alesi may have secured valuable funds for Prost and avert the immediate threat of having his assets seized.

When questioned about the move at Hockenheim, Alesi said: "I will have to explain something a little later." His mid-season switch

Alesi will line up alongside Jarno Trulli from the Hungarian Grand Prix onwards. Ricardo Zonta's immediate future is less clear. While it would make some sense for him to go to Prost, if indeed there is a team to race for, a contractual conflict may prevent this occurring.

While the teams may be satisfied with the deal, it is unlikely that Bridgestone will want Zonta to go to Prost and take a great deal of its current tyre technology secrets with him to a Michelin-supplied team. It will benefit, however, from Alesi bringing a great deal of information about Michelin's tyres to the Bridgestone-shod Jordan outfit.


I say that Sarrazin or Badoer will be racing in Alesi's place at Prost for the rest of '01