Sebastian Vettel would be first choice to replace Fernando Alonso, says Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo "If for whatever reason Fernando Alonso were to leave one day, maybe because he wants to retire in Hawaii with his girlfriend, then I want Vettel," the Gazzetta dello Sport quoted him as telling German media. Whether Vettel and Alonso ever pair up at Ferrari remains to be seen, however, with Montezemolo previously saying he did not want to have "two roosters in the same hen house" but rather two drivers "who race for Ferrari and not for themselves." Montezemolo said Alonso, Vettel and Lewis Hamilton were clearly a cut above the rest in Formula One and he preferred the Red Bull driver to the Briton "because he's younger and hasn't been around so many teams." Vettel was also strongly recommended by seven times world champion Michael Schumacher, who won five titles in a row with Ferrari. Hamilton, the 2008 world champion, will be racing for Mercedes next year after six years with McLaren. He will be 28 in January. Double world champion Alonso, 31, has a contract with Ferrari until at least the end of 2016. I'm immensely pleased with Alonso. He's more than a driver, he's a key figure. He fits into the way the team work perfectly," said Montezemolo of the Spaniard who finished runner-up to Vettel this year.