Fernando Alonso: Ferrari in much better position for the 2011 Formula 1 season
According to Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, the team is in a much better position for the 2011 Formula 1 season as compared to the last season and are ready to compete for both the titles.
Even though the two-time world champion challenged for the title until the very last race in the 2010 Formula 1 season, Ferrari’s overall performance was very inconsistent. That was one of the key reasons Alonso was unable to defend his lead at the last
race in Abu Dhabi. Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing snatched the lead from Alonso and the Spaniard finished in 2nd place just 4 points short of the German in the drivers’ standings.
However, Alonso believes that the team has learnt from its past mistakes and they plan to do things right this time.
“We are starting from a stronger position than last year. We will see if it is enough. I know how hard it is to win a world championship and I'm in the best place to try it,” he said.
He stated that 2011 is going to be more like a rematch of 2010 for him as he wants to win the world title and hopefully defend it successfully in the years to come as well.
Even though most of the mid-running teams performed much better than McLaren during the pre-season test sessions, Alonso believes that McLaren are still going to be at the front.
“The fight will be between Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari. We have new rules and tyres but I do not think we will have new winners, or a mix of teams that win or do big surprises on the grid,” he said.
Nevertheless, the season opening race that is scheduled to take place in Australia on the 27 March, 2011 will clear things up more and give a clearer picture of what each team might be capable of achieving in the new season.
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