Fernando Alonso says he’s expecting another ‘difficult’ weekend following a slow start in practice which saw him just ninth quickest, over 1.7 seconds behind Mark Webber.
The Spaniard endured a tough start to the year at the Australian Grand Prix and he fully expects Malaysia to be on a par, with the F150 struggling for pace.
“Given how things went today, it looks like being a difficult weekend, but we will do all we can to get close to the quickest,” he said following FP2.
He did however urge it was too early to give up, confident that Ferrari would catch up sooner or later.
“This is only the start of the season. We are not quick enough to fight for the win and pole position, but that does not mean that we have to throw in the towel.
“Instead we have to step up our efforts to quickly reduce the gap that separates us from those who have done a better job than us.”
