Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso says Ferrari has been stronger in 2011 – Formula 1 news
Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso says that the Scarlet team have been stronger this year than it was in 2010.
Although in 2010 Ferrari just missed out on the drivers’ championship and were expected to be even more competitive in the current 2011 season. Alonso has made his statement when Ferrari have only been able to record one Grand Prix victory so far in the
season.
“I will remember it as a not bad season overall from a personal point of view and how the team approached this season, improving in areas where we were weak last year,” Alonso said.
The Spaniard’s teammate Felipe Massa, has been out of sorts as well in the current season, even if the run-ins with Lewis Hamilton are not taken into account, Massa’s performance has remained below average. Team President Luca di Montezemolo recently warned
Massa that he needs to perform in 2012 to secure his race seat at Ferrari.
Alonso believes that Ferrari’s last year strategies were not good enough, and feels they have improved in all the areas that needed improvement. He also explained that at a personal level he is quite content with his performance of the season, as he has
been able to claim nine podium finishes, although he only has one Grand Prix victory to show for it.
He also said that he is not ruing the fact that he has not been able to convert those podium finishes to Grands Prix wins as they do not have a winning car.
He said, “I finished second last year and no one remembers and I won't recall it in ten or twenty years time, so if I finish second, third or fourth this time, it will not be on my mind in the future. It's not a big priority, but we will try and have a good
race.”
It will be interesting to see how Ferrari plan their strategy for 2012, and what changes they make to their car for the new season.
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