{"id":15873,"date":"2012-04-23T06:59:08","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T10:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/?p=15873"},"modified":"2012-04-23T06:59:08","modified_gmt":"2012-04-23T10:59:08","slug":"more-treasure-than-deserved-with-f2012-alonso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/formula-1\/more-treasure-than-deserved-with-f2012-alonso\/","title":{"rendered":"‘More treasure than deserved’ with F2012 – Alonso"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amid Ferrari’s performance crisis with the struggling F2012 car, the Italian team has emerged from the opening ‘flyaway’ races with a solid head of steam.<\/p>\n

He might be just fifth, but Fernando Alonso is a mere 10 points off the lead of the drivers’ world championship, after a see-sawing pecking order emerged from the overseas races in Australia, Malaysia, China and Bahrain.<\/p>\n

\"Fernando-Alonso-car\"The Spanish driver admitted mere days ago that the F2012, at present, is perhaps the “sixth or seventh” best on the grid.<\/p>\n

But next up is the test at Mugello, where major upgrades to the car – so significant that some sections of the media are expecting a ‘new Ferrari’ – will be tested ahead of its Barcelona debut.<\/p>\n

Sepang winner Alonso’s latest surprise was to finish ahead of the best McLaren in Bahrain.<\/p>\n

“If we had said that beforehand, it would be unthinkable,” he told Antena 3 television.<\/p>\n

“It was another race where we have limited the damage pretty well.<\/p>\n

“We were eight points behind the leader, now it’s 10.\u00a0 We have spent the first four races outside Europe losing ten points, which I think is more treasure than we deserve.<\/p>\n

“For Montmelo (Barcelona) we have to be better.\u00a0 We have to stop depending on others and start depending on ourselves,” added Alonso.<\/p>\n

Asked how much he is expecting the F2012 to improve, the 30-year-old was coy.<\/p>\n

“I have said it could be one tenth, maybe two, one and a half … but we may not be in the same situation as before.”<\/p>\n

Alonso was also critical of the stewards’ decision to leave Nico Rosberg without a penalty on Sunday, after the German driver forced him off the circuit whilst defending position.<\/p>\n

“He also did the same to Hamilton, so it’s two to zero for him (Rosberg),” said Alonso.<\/p>\n

“But if there was a wall there, you would have to be talking to someone else now …”<\/p>\n

On Twitter, he sarcastically added: “I think you are going to have fun in future races.\u00a0 You can defend position as you want and you can overtake outside the track!\u00a0 Enjoy!”<\/p>\n

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