Mika Salo thinks Fernando Alonso still favourite for title – Formula 1 news
Former Ferrari and Sauber driver, Mika Salo has said that Fernando Alonso is still one of the most favourite drivers in the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship.
Salo said that Alonso has performed tremendously well, in the season until now, even with the car which is not competitive enough relatively to his rivals.
Moreover, he said that the Spaniard has scored points with admirable consistency and has not made any mistakes as compared to his major opponent, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing who is presently leading the drivers’ championship.
“There is a common perception among the drivers that Alonso will win the championship this year. Keep in mind that Ferrari was not competitive at the beginning of the year, but Alonso has led almost the entire way until now,” Salo said. “He hasn’t made any
mistakes throughout the year, which is different to Vettel.”
In addition, he said that Vettel has performed well in the races in which he has started from the front of the grid. Conversely, the 31-year-old has shown excellent pace in the season so far even starting from behind.
“Vettel gets the job done when he is driving alone at the front, but he is not as rational as Alonso in racing situations,” he said.
“Alonso on the other hand would prefer 18 points to none,” he added.
The defending champion has become very strong after claiming his third consecutive victory in the Korean Grand Prix and has a lead of 6 points over Alonso. However, it will be important to note that the Ex-F1 driver, Niki Lauda has said that Vettel has not
yet won the title and anything can happen as there are still four races to go.
On the other hand, Romain Grosjean of Lotus has said that the 25-year-old is surely in a stronger position to win the championship and has become almost unbeatable now.
Red Bull and Ferrari are planning to come up stronger in the forthcoming races. It will be thrilling to see how the top two contenders perform in the remainder of the season and who takes the title in the end.
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