Alonso and Ferrari was never ending story

Gerhard Berger is adamant that Fernando Alonso will head to Ferrari at the end of 2009, despite the fact that the double world champion is under contract to Renault next year and Ferrari also has both of its drivers under contract.

The former Toro Rosso co-owner said he ‘negotiated intensively’ with the 27-year-old Spaniard last year, when he needed to replace the Red Bull-bound Sebastian Vettel.

"Now I can say it: he was interested, but made it clearly understood that he saw 2009 only as a transitional year, because he already knew what he would be doing in 2010," Berger said in an interview with Germany's Sport Bild.

"Surely it's Ferrari," the Austrian winner of ten Grand Prix added.

Ferrari has both Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen under contract for 2010 while in November last year Renault announced a two-year deal with Alonso to take him to the end of next season.