Ferrari's 150th Italia has been both fast and reliable throughout testing © Getty Images
Fernando Alonso has said that he believes Ferrari is in better shape this year to challenge for the world championship than they were in 2010.
Alonso went in to the final grand prix of last season as the favourite to win his third title, but a strategic error by the team allowed Sebastian Vettel to overturn a 15 point gap in the last race. The 2005 and 2006 champion told Corriere della Sera that the team had learnt from those mistakes, and is better prepared this time round.
"We are starting from a stronger position than last year," he said. "We will see if it is enough. I know how hard it is to win a world championship and I'm in the best place to try it."
"In 2011 I want a rematch of last year," he told Welt am Sonntag. "I want the world title to be mine at the end of the year, and also in 2012, 2013 and every subsequent year. There is no other goal. It's like an unwritten law [to win]. For Ferrari and for myself."
Despite Renault, Sauber and Toro Rosso looking impressive during pre-season testing, and McLaren much less so, Alonso said it would be the same teams competing at the front.
"The fight will be between Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari," he said. "We have new rules and tyres but I do not think we will have new winners, or a mix of teams that win or do big surprises on the grid. The races will have frequent pitstops and will probably be more spectacular, but at the end the names of the winners will be the same as in the previous year, as will the names of the teams in the midfield."
Credit: ESPN F1 (en.espnf1.com)
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