Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso says he remains optimistic despite a poor start to his 12th Formula 1 season which sees him down in fifth with 51 points, a deficit of 67 from leader Sebastian Vettel.
Though the Spaniard says it isn’t over just yet, drawing similarities from his 2010 season whereby he had 70 points after five races, but still managed to battle for the title by the last race in Abu Dhabi, narrowly losing out to the young German.
“We have only had five races, so no one can say bye bye to [our] championship hopes after just five,” he explained.
“The number of points we had at this stage last year is not too different to the situation we are in now. So I remain optimistic we can turn it around, but it is also true that we need to have a competitive car immediately.”
At the moment though, the two-time world champion admitted his F150º was only good enough to fight for fifth, but he hoped to have a competitive race in Monaco.
“At the moment we are struggling too much to be a title contender as we are fighting for fifth place,” he added.
“I am confident as to our own possibilities [in Monaco]. We were not competitive in Spain, but as I said, this is a completely different track. We will try and do our best here at a track where aerodynamics might be less important, so maybe we can have a good weekend and score many points.”
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