Sunday, October 28, 2012

Indian GP: Alonso says he is 'fighting Newey', not just Vettel

Fernando Alonso believes he's having to subsume the genius of Red Bull's chief technical officer Adrian Newey even as very much like he's the brilliance of Sebastian Vettel.

While Red Bull sealed its third straight front-row opposition in qualifying for the Indian auto race - at that Vettel is additionally chasing a fourth consecutive triumph - Alonso may solely manage fifth.

Alonso reckons Red Bull's recent run, throughout which era Vettel has turned a 42-point deficit to the European into a six-point lead, owes the maximum amount to Newey because it will to Vettel.

"At the instant we tend to don't seem to be fighting against Sebastian solely," Alonso same following qualifying. "We are fighting against Newey parenthetically - [the team] has finished initial or second within the last four races.

"It isn't very easy to fight, particularly on Sabbatum, however on Sunday we tend to area unit usually a lot of competitive.

"Tomorrow we want to overtake McLaren as presently as doable and place pressure on Red Bull to attend for a bit mistake, a pit stop drawback, responsibleness or one thing.

"If they [Red Bull] will begin, escape and have a simple race, that is the worst news for United States of America."

Despite Alonso facing the prospect of surrendering nonetheless a lot of ground to Vettel within the 2012 title fight, he insisted he wasn't discouraged by his third row grid slot.

"I suppose its our traditional position behind Red Bull and McLaren," he said. "I am not involved nor demotivated, as a result of i do know that things will modification terribly quickly which elation on Sabbatum will simply address unhappiness on Sunday.

"Even if it's unsatisfactory i feel its our traditional position and at the tip of the day we've got to [make] it - Force Asian nation and Kimi were quite quick thus you'll find yourself eighth or ninth terribly quickly.

"Fifth is our position and a decent begin position for tomorrow."

Team-mate Felipe Massa, WHO starts directly aboard Alonso in sixth, echoed the Spaniard's thoughts.

"I suppose thus," he replied once asked if sixth was truthful. "Red Bull showed they're terribly robust, McLaren area unit to a small degree faster than United States of America then we tend to area unit there behind them.

"I hope the automotive is stronger within the race than in qualifying thus we are able to fight with guys before.

"I lost few tenths on my lap, however do not suppose it'd modification plenty."(dm/)

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