The title fight starts now according to Fernando Alonso.
The Spaniard is currently third in the championship, 11 points behind leader Jenson Button and is confident of fighting for the championship for the first time in two years since he left McLaren.
“So, now we arrive at the moment of truth. Now is the time to show who is ready for the title battle and which teams can develop their cars and performances faster than their rivals. It is the start of a nice fight, for sure!
“I think that with all the potential that we have, with the super team that I have, this is just the beginning … and I have a real chance to fight for the world championship.
“That’s something I couldn’t even think about last year, after four races, but this time it is so different for me. I am enjoying it all again. I have felt that special bug from winning a race, or winning a title, and that for me is the most positive thing about the start of this year.”
Alonso is also less worried about his F10’s reliability after suffering from a handful of engine problems. He now says Ferrari have solved the issues and he is looking forward to competing with a ‘100% reliable’ engine.
“It’s fine. For one reason or another we haven’t managed to score as many points as we wanted, but I think we are going to have a good car again in Barcelona. I’m not worried. As for the engines, we have found the problems that we had. I know there have been things written … but as usual they were not accurate, or true.
“We have been quiet because we have found the problems and we’ll try to do the rest of the season with an engine that’s 100% reliable. Then we will see if we can win the races and the championship.”
