Fernando Alonso played down Ferrari’s apparent surge in form at Monaco.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard was setting the pace in Thursday practice, mere days after technical director Aldo Costa was ousted following a dire performance for the 150 Italia car in Spain.<\/p>\n
“You do not turn around the world in five days,” insisted Alonso.<\/p>\n
“The truth is that the aerodynamics are less important on this track because we go slower, but the engine, suspension and mechanicals are equal if not superior to the others.<\/p>\n
“That’s why we look good, but for pole and the race, I expect the Red Bulls (to be fast),” he is quoted by La Gazzetta dello Sport.<\/p>\n
The tyre situation is also vastly different this weekend; the super-soft compound is being supplied for the first time while degradation was much lower on Thursday than has been seen elsewhere in 2011.<\/p>\n
“It’s amazing,” said Pirelli’s Paul Hembery, according to Auto Motor und Sport.\u00a0 “We think a two-stop strategy will be possible.”<\/p>\n
Runaway championship leader Sebastian Vettel, meanwhile, is expecting Ferrari to remain strong all weekend.<\/p>\n
“They were very strong last year here as well,” the German is quoted by Speed Week.\u00a0 “It’s close.”<\/p>\n
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