Fernando Alonso is planning to finish his career with Ferrari. Speaking at Ferrari's annual winter retreat in the Italian Dolomites Thursday, the newly signed Alonso said he was “100 percent” sure this would be his last team. Beginning a three-year contract with Ferrari, Alonso added that he has not asked to be treated as the team's top driver, opening the way for a possible duel with teammate Felipe Massa. Alonso is already in love with Ferrari and says the working environment is much better than at previous teams - especially McLaren. The Spaniard, world champion with Renault in 2005 and 2006 before an ill-fated 2007 at McLaren led to him returning to the French team, made a series of digs towards the British outfit in his first official news conference as a Ferrari driver Thursday. “I've felt comfortable from my first day. The team has welcomed me like a family. Ferrari, I think, is something unique in Formula One,” the 28-year-old told a room packed with reporters from around the world at a pre-season ski retreat. “All of you have dreamed of driving Ferrari street cars, I'm the same. This will 100 percent be my last team. I want to finish my career with a good taste in the mouth.” Alonso's season at McLaren was characterized by spats in the team and his relationship with Lewis Hamilton was uneasy at best. “I lose too much time talking about it,” he said. “I never asked to be a number one driver but what I don't want is to be a number two; it happened sometimes in 2007.” Alonso, who replaces World Rally-bound Kimi Raikkonen at the Italian team this season, has already spent time at Ferrari's Maranello base where staff love to talk. “It's a family environment and there's a passion for racing in the factory. The way of working really hit me. I was used to people sending an e-mail to someone 10 meters away,” he beamed with clear delight at his arrival at F1's most famous team. What I do is work 110 percent with the team so if the team is not working 110 percent, it's not right.”
