Alonso: 'We won't know until Saturday'

If there is one team that was impatiently awaiting the Mugello tests to test new things, it is Scuderia Ferrari. If Fernando Alonso won in Malaysia, this victory is a sham. There F2012 is not at the level of its rivals. So we worked day and night to Maranello to progress the car, and be up to the task for the Spanish Grand Prix, the first round of the European season. It now remains to be seen whether the efforts of Domenicali's troops will immediately translate into more convincing performances on the track. “We intend to take a step forward, but we will not know until Saturday whether we have done so, and if so, how important it will be. admits Fernando Alonso on the Scuderia website. We have developments on the F2012, some of which we tested at Mugello last week, and others which we will test during free practice on Friday.

However, the two-time world champion does not set unrealistic goals for himself either. What he wants first is to see real progress. “If we're not on pole in Barcelona it won't be the end of the world, He continues. The important thing is to improve, and to reduce the gap as much as possible, first of all this weekend, then again in Monaco, and then in Montreal, Valencia, Silverstone…”

The world crown, Fernando Alonso still believes in it. And he's right. Despite the poor performance of his machine, he did more than limit the damage during the first four Grands Prix, since he only conceded 10 points behind the championship leader. Sebastian Vettel. “Clearly, after limiting the damage during the first four races, things need to move forward, he analyzes. The season is still long, there are 16 races remaining, as many as during the entire 2003 season..

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