Fernando Alonso may have won the Malaysian Grand Prix with a stunning drive from eighth on the grid, but he admits the victory changes nothing at Ferrari.
The team have struggled for pace, particularly on Saturday’s, with the Spaniard just making it through to Q3 in Malaysia, but failing to do so in Australia last weekend.
Despite his win, he admits the changeable conditions contributed toward the victory, and Ferrari must concentrate on making gains in the dry.
“It changes nothing to be honest,” he said after the race. “We are in a position that we don’t want to be in by fighting to go into Q3 and then fighting to score some points; we want to be fighting for pole positions and victories.
“We were not competitive in Australia, not competitive here and our goal for these first races is to score as many points as possible and we got as many as possible today with 25.”
The double World Champion described the result as a “big surprise”, but said the win wouldn’t go to their heads during these difficult times.
“Unbelievable result, great result for the team and trackside I think we maximised the potential we had. We had a good qualifying getting into Q3 and today we kept calm in some extreme conditions – switching to the inters at the beginning with a lot of water and then switching to the dry tyres at the right moment with perfect pit stops. Congratulations to the team. They deserve this victory and it’s tough times for us at the moment. We will remember this Sunday for a long time.
“Coming to China, Bahrain, Barcelona there is a lot of stuff coming to improve the car and this is the difficult job we need to do and I know the team is putting in a lot of effort. We trust each other in the team and we are very united at the moment. This win will make us very happy today and maybe the next two days in the factory, but it doesn’t change our determination to improve the car and to keep winning.”
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