Alonso: More than Abu Dhabi to lose the title
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Fernando Alonso is yet again refusing to place blame after losing the World title in Abu Dhabi, insisting he's more in love with Ferrari than ever before.
Although the Spaniard with his eight-point advantage was the favourite to win the World title as the season came to its conclusion in Abu Dhabi last Sunday, a botched pit stop strategy saw him fall down the order where he was stuck behind traffic.
As a result of not being able to find a way past Renault's Vitaly Petrov, the double World Champion could only manage seventh place while Sebastian Vettel went on to win the grand prix and the Drivers' Championship title.
"It hurts to come so close to the goal and see it slip away like that, but that's the way sport goes and we have to accept it," Alonso told Ferrari's website.
"The closing chapter of the season must not erase all the positive things that we've done this year. And - I repeat - for me it's been a top year.
"There have been wonderful moments, such as the Monza podium, that will stay in my memory and the bitter end will never be able to cancel them out."
The Ferrari driver, though, is refusing to blame that one decision for him losing the World title, saying it takes an entire season to either win or lose a Championship.
"It's pointless to try and work out who got things wrong: a World Championship that slips away by four points after 19 races can be lost on so many occasions, not just at the end," he said.
"We are a team: we win and we lose all together. I'm happy to be at Ferrari - to feel, together with all the men and women who work here the pride of being a part of this family and this extraordinary history.
"We are a great group and we will show that - especially in this hardest of moments where this bitter taste will be felt inside every one of us. I know that at Maranello everyone will be working hard on the new car to try to be even more competitive at the start of next year."
He added: "This is the spirit of our people: they want to react straightaway, to work even harder to chase victory. That has made me fall in love with Ferrari even more today than ever."
Alonso will be back behind the wheel of the F60 on Saturday when he tooks part in the end of season Pirelli test in Abu Dhabi.
Credit: PlanetF1.com (www.planetf1.com)
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