Fernando Alonso says he won’t be able to switch his mind off during the two-week shutdown, enforced by the FIA during the four week break.
The Spaniard, currently in Madonna di Campiglio for the launch of Wrooom’s 20th anniversary book, spoke about how he intends to unwind before the next race in Belgium.
“It won’t be possible to switch off my mind completely over these two weeks,” he told the Ferrari website. “I will try and relax and do a bit of sport, at least once a day, maybe just for ten minutes, I will inevitably think about the next race in Belgium.
“I think it will be the same for everyone and the timing of the break does not make any difference.”
Ferrari will be bringing yet more updates to the next race in the hope they can catch Red Bull. Alonso believes these updates and future developments, will allow them to be much closer in the final few races.
“In Spa, we will have a few more things and we hope they help us progress still more: the others will do the same, which means we will have to be better than them and quicker in terms of development work,” he added.
“I am convinced that in the final sprint, by which I mean the last two or three races, we will be closer to the top than we are now.”
When asked about his rivals, the 29-year-old said the current crop of champions would take a calmer approach to the title fight, giving them an advantage.
“It’s hard to say who is my strongest rival: we are all almost equal. Maybe, Hamilton, Button and myself, who have already won a title, will tackle the final rush in a calmer way, having already experienced something similar.
“Percentage chance? I’d say 50%, which is the normal state of affairs…”
When probed on the forthcoming World Motor Sport Council meeting to discuss the team-order saga at the German GP, he calmly replied: “We have to await the decision with confidence, hoping for a positive outcome.
“We drivers and the engineers have the task of staying focussed on the car and on our work, trying to get the results on track.”
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