Alonso worried about his title chances

Fernando Alonso arrived without much pressure in Hungary since the Championship leader had a 34-point lead over his closest opponent Mark Webber (Red Bull) and was guaranteed to go on vacation while retaining the lead in the Championship. If Ferrari did not expect a good result on the Hungaroring, the Asturian still signed a top five by limiting the return of Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) who finished just ahead of him but above all took six other points from the Australian. “It’s a good Sunday from a Championship point of view as I finished ahead of Webber and just behind Vettel, which was very important given we expected to finish in seventh place. Hamilton was out of reach this weekend but we didn't lose too much lead on Vettel who I think is the most competitive in the group behind me. »

The Ferrari driver is aware that the situation could evolve unfavorably in the second part of the season, with the other top teams displaying better raw performances than the F2012. The Asturian is impatiently awaiting the next developments on his car. “We must now try to turn a corner in terms of performance to enable us to keep the lead in the Championship because our lead will be insufficient in the long term. I think Red Bull, McLaren and Lotus are ahead we must catch up. I now want to take a vacation to fully recharge my batteries and attack the second part of the season in a positive and productive way to be effective in the two very demanding events of Spa and Monza. »

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