Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain (R) poses with fans in the grid before the World Endurance Championship (WEC) race at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir south of Manama, November 15, 2014. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel looked forward to following in Michael Schumacher's Formula One footsteps after Ferrari confirmed on Thursday that the four times world champion would replace Fernando Alonso next season on a three-year deal.
The long-awaited news, an open secret since the German announced in October that he was leaving Red Bull, formally ended a five-year love affair with double world champion Alonso that frustrated both sides.
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