Grand Prix of Great Britain F1 2011: Fernando Alonso returns to taste the honey of the triumph

 Fernando Alonso commented on Thursday, had to start slashing differences with Sebastian Vettel in the award of Great Britain or were despidian of the options in the drivers Championship. The Spanish is grabbed to options that have emerged in the race and took the victory. A victory not achieved since the great prize of Korea South of last season.
It must not overlook the fact that he was favored by the retention was Sebastian Vettel at his second pit stop. The German lost enough time as Fernando Alonso it went you their way through boxes. Despite this, Ferrari 150 ° Italy of the Spanish showed that today was the rival to beat at Silverstone. The Asturian had a brutal pace that, once in the lead, was unattainable for rivals. So much so that even allowed him sign the fastest race lap.
The rain was a small hassle in the home. This fact forced fitting tyres intermediates in the first stages of the test. The snatch went to see compromised by this. It was going to have to tread with very careful to avoid shocks. The proceedings went without hardly surprises, with the exception of Felipe Massa to tracciono and who taught a little nose. There was to be the thing because Alonso retained third place before dealing with the first curve.

The first laps the Spanish it took with relative calm. The track was not too many joys and third place was a good place to see the horizon. At times approached Mark Webber, but when the Australian was put to shooting it found the pace that had suffered.
Came the first stops in boxes and produced characteristic dance positions. The logical intermediate change occurred by soft and began a new career. Lewis Hamilton took advantage of having stopped a little earlier than Ferrari, which had its characteristic problems to warm up the tires in the early laps. The Spanish momentarily lost the third place for the English. Once tyres reached its ideal operating temperature, Alonso regained the lost ground, and he easily disposed of the English. He began his particular fight against the clock to catch up with the Red Bull.
The final shift occurred at the second pit stop. Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel did not have the sort of face and took over the account to change tires. Fact that took advantage of Fernando Alonso for auparse to the first position. Plaza that will leave in the remainder of test. Today was the day to re-edit the triumph.

In the last stint, Fernando Alonso rolled more than one second per lap faster than Sebastian Vettel. The only ones that managed to lower the 1: 36 regular and constant in the final moments of the trial were both Ferrari. If there is something in what the Spanish is unbeatable is set to roll as a clock lap after lap.
From there until the end nothing happened rarely and the Asturian took the victory. Victoria very elaborate a Fernando Alonso who succeeded in keeping with a cool head in the early stages and when it was exceeded by Lewis Hamilton, moment in which was relegated to the fourth position.
With all the Spanish stays at 92 points of Sebastian Vettel. They are ten Grands Prix ahead, 250 points at stake, and demonstrations such as the today invites us to not lose hope. It is very difficult to fight for the Championship, but in formula one, everything is possible. And it should not be forgotten that the Silverstone Circuit was, a priori, better for Red Bull to Ferrari.

Grand Prix of Great Britain F1 2011: a significant victory for Fernando Alonso

Spectacular the race at Silverstone, starting with the uncertainty at the time of departure by the situation of the track (dry in one hand, very wet elsewhere) and continuing with the development of a test in which there have been quite a few surprises. Fernando Alonso has today been factors in favour and has achieved an overwhelming victory. He has shot very quickly, a second faster than Vettel at the end of the race. Even Massa was second pilot faster at end of race. Errors of the RedBull in boxes have the lace to the race, but it must be said that today, the pace of Ferrari was incredible.
At Silverstone, where last year hit rock bottom in a matter of results and radically changed the orientation of the season. It is very significant and gives insurance much morale to the team and Fernando Alonso. The victory has finally been bulging while behind it attached "in joke" Vettel and Webber (who have not stopped advancing), and be attached in serious Hamilton and Massa.

The focus of attention now is that Fernando Alonso and Ferrari, and Felipe Massa and Ferrari. The two have had a very good rhythm this race, what happens is Massa not him have left things as well, and since then at the end of the race we have seen how passing Lewis Hamilton and he returned the play with a little more strength.
Both Vettel Webber well started the race, Vettel exit was done with the first position while Webber had to settle for second place containing a little to the Ferrari Alonso. Hamilton went very well and Button maintained with options until a nut let him out of the race. Over the course of the laps and towards the end of the test, Webber was going much faster than Vettel and have simply not made advance. Embarrassing, really.
Soon we will review in more depth the race, the different fronts of the race, but for now we are left with this: Fernando Alonso WINS at Silverstone, the circuit where in 2010 bottomed in athletic performance. Soon we are back with more analysis on this great career which brought us a victory that we expected this year.

Grand Prix of Great Britain F1 2011: Fernando Alonso will be third at Silverstone

 Rain has turned into a small hassle in the classification of Grand Prix of Great Britain. Fell some drops in the Q1 and somewhat less in the Q3, although sufficiently that pilots andaran walked carefully. The best times were recorded in the first attempt in the Q3, what that ultimately served to Fernando Alonso to go third in the race Sunday morning.
This time will not be Sebastian Vettel as far as German concluded second and will be the first opponent will be Fernando Alonso in the snatch. The Ferrari has been at 117 thousandths of Mark Webber pole.
In the Q1 it limited to set a good time and otherwise butterfly, not without shocks. He lost control in one of the curves, but it managed to avoid impacting against the protections, not without a long excursion through the gravel. The rain was virtually ruled out for the day on Saturday, but made an appearance and upset the plans that had not done the homework in time. Fernando Alonso passed smoothly to the Q2.

With the track still slightly wet because the drops that fell in the final moments of the Q1, the Spanish pilot did not hurry to go out to shoot. When did it, he left with the tyres soft to avoid setbacks. His first attempt took things in stride, but in the second as took it seriously which served to mark the third best Cronus.
At the moment of truth, the Q3, the best times were recorded in the first attempts of the Favorites, with Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel fastest. There was a feint to try again, but the rain had slightly wet asphalt and the cronos hardly going to improve, so everyone went by where it came from.
Morning did not rule out that it could be the rain. In a climate as changeable and special as it is the British, anything can happen. For now Fernando Alonso will be well placed in the grid and aspires to everything. The victory? I her don't exclude tomorrow at Silverstone.

Grand Prix of Europe F1 2011: Fernando Alonso Gets a fantastic second position

Fernando Alonso has today achieved a fantastic second positionfor the first time up to the podium in Valencia Street Circuit. Having emerged from the fourth position, and a departure good but especially a first very avispada curve, Fernando has laid the foundations for what has been a very good race with a very positive outcome.
After the exit, the driver of Ferrari in third position, and has started a fight with Mark Webber. This fight has lasted throughout the race, and the two pilots have been alternating positions at times, always with pit stops. Ferdinand stood in second position, and some already dreamed of a victory.
The truth is that during part of the race, the victory seemed possiblethat Sebastian Vettel was less than four seconds of the Asturian, still giving the best of himself. But something Vettel is the leader of the Championship, and is that baby Schumi, as it used to be called, is ceasing to be a baby, and knows to run the race with intelligence.
The pilot of Red Bull has tight when it seemed that Fernando was approaching, and he has shot with more confidence at the moment that Mark Webber was in second position. In the end, thanks to a stop very good pit by Ferrari, showing that they also know perform good strategies, has recovered a second position which knows very well.
In statements some, Alonso said that much this weekend has been fun, and have been a few very nice days both on and off the track. He is very happy to reach the podium in Valencia Street Circuit for the first time, and hoped to continue fighting with the Red Bull later. He has made it very clear that the goal now is finish higher up that second.
In two weeks, Great Britain prize at Silverstone. It remains to be seen if Ferrari can continue to be competitive there, and gives me that Red Bull will continue to be going just as well, with or without the new technical regulations. But the podium today does anybody. Ferrari are satisfied, and that will give you encouragement to continue working in this line.

Grand Prix of Europe F1 2011: Fernando Alonso, by mistake, will be fourth

 The Spanish returned to repeat the position of the Grand Prix of Monaco and will start fourth on the grid of the European Grand Prix. A fourth position that had not committed an error in his last attempt might have served to improve his position. Fernando Alonso is also human, and has the right to do so.
The Ferrari driver had shot the second position. Only seventy-four thousandths him separating registration of Lewis Hamilton. In the final moments of the Q3 all the Favorites went out again, but only Mark Webber was going to improve his Cronus. This he clinched fourth position in the second as Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso managed to beat their previous time.
The Spanish error was rush too much braking at the entrance of a curve which forced him to open the account and made him lose four tenths on his previous record in the second sector. The result was that it aborted the last lap and retired to boxes. It was mission impossible to closing that gap in the third and last sector.

The session not started badly, though with some tension. Fernando Alonso was on the lookout in the Q1 for wanting to save a set of soft tyres. The thing became larger and the play eventually went well. In the Q2 everything went as planned and with only one set of soft road was opened to the Q3.
At the end of the classification, was asked if he had made a mistake on his final attempt. The Spanish seems that he avoided answering and walked away. The strange thing is that originally gave the impression that had not understood the question, but are the repetieron and it was then when was bridged his appearance with the media. In the repetition of the retranmision that gave the impression that he had been a mistake.
In their statements to the television Fernando Alonso targets podium in the face of tomorrow. A good start will be crucial. A detail that should not be overlooked is that it will make it on the dirty side of the runway. As well stated to laSexta, that dirty part is very dirty because cars her not tread in throughout the weekend.

Fernando Alonso qualifies his remarks about their options in 2011

Fernando Alonso has tempered his statements about their options in 2011, after what has been said in the last few hours. Since yesterday, the world of formula 1 is confused with statements in which the Asturian ensured that they could fight for the Championship; and this morning has been released, in an act of Shell, which "is easier to do the Camino de Santiago, which traced the 92 points".
Without doubt, contradictory statements, but still more to be done with less than 24 hours apart. Now, Ferdinand had to "resolve the wrong" and solve questions that has caused us. His speech has now changed to "there is still time to react;" or what is the same, there is a chance to win, but there are few and pass by the fact that Ferrari will improve the competitiveness of your car.
Alonso explains that his aim should be winning every race in which to compete, although many times it is impossible, the objective is there. It also ensures that the seven Grands Prix which have been held so far have been the best seven of his professional career in formula one, so it makes it clear that he is in top form. He says that they have been the best seven sessions of classification, the seven best outputs; all.
With such conviction, one wonders what would happen if Ferrari were competitive. Fernando aims we can discover it before the end of the year. However, recognises that the change of rules with regard to the mapping of the engine will not change things, and unlike many of his followers, has been very good for Sebastian Vettel words.
Alonso says that although training Seb was two tenths faster than others, race and the rain that distance reached the eight tenths in race, which believes that the secret of its speed is not only Red Bull ultra-competitivo. Finally, the Ferrari driver said he believed that they will be competitive in Valencia, as they were already in Monaco and Canada.

Fernando Alonso: "the title is not yet lost"

Despite the results in what have been seasonal and the difference of 92 points for the Championship leader, Fernando Alonso ensures that the title is not yet lost, and that can still fight for it. He is hiding the fact that, mathematically, it is still possible, and while this is so, will have to fight to try to win.
I am one of those who criticize that when the car has not been commensurate has lacked claw in other years, but it must be acknowledged that this 2011 is being very different. With a car that does not work, is giving the best of himself. Although the attitude of the Asturian is very commendable, and in fact help you achieve the results obtained, must also be realistic.
With this I do not mean that Ferrari does not know to win. In fact I would like to take up the cudgels for the Italian team. Many have been that last year supporting the team of Maranello and that now, when the results do not arrive, her crucified, claiming that they do not know to build cars. Ferrari can be wrong a year, two years, whatever; but we are not talking about Virgin, precisely.
If Ferrari has been in formula 1 since its first edition it is not just by the name, but also also for performance. Although not won the title of pilots between 1980 and 1999 (or builders between 1984 and 1998), almost always were struggling to win races. In fact, be traced back to 1993 to reach the last season that saw no victory of Cavallino rampant, that was the worst spate of its history; no victories in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
This should give value to the words of Fernando. You will continue to fight until it is possible (does anyone remember what he said Sebastian Vettel in 2010?), and it should not be forgotten that it has been renewed until 2016, and if did it, something will be. Alonso has confidence in Ferrari, and that confidence is that takes you to make these statements that might seem too optimistic.
Perhaps, by then, we must understand these statements as a sign of confidence in the team, and not so much as a statement of intent. How I say, you have to be realistic, and I think Alonso is aware that much must change things to recover those 92 points of disadvantage with regard to Sebastian Vettel.

In recent years we have seen some amazing drop-outs, as Hamilton in Monza and Singapore last year. In addition, if you win two races followed, and in these two Vettel does not end, the distance is reduced. It is clear that that depends not only on us; We therefore have to concentrate on every weekend and try to do it best, be on the podium and win.

Canada F1 2011 GP: Fernando Alonso gets stupid face

Today's career has been a disappointment in all rule for Fernando Alonso. For the first time so far this season came in the front line. What interested him less was a wet race. When things are going well the best thing is to avoid the lottery of the water. Today was one of those days to have a test smoothly. Finally, it did not.
The Spanish had to leave in the wake of a touch with Jenson Button. The rear wheel of the Ferrari hit the left front of the McLaren. The result was that the single-seat red ended up stranded in a piano and English instead unharmed in the incident. Despite the gestures of Fernando Alonso asking that they pulled him, it was impossible to move his seat of that place.
With the release given behind the safety car, avoided unnecessary in the snatch risks turned off the lights. Nothing more to return to the safety car pitlane, Fernando Alonso attempted to overtake Sebastian Vettel without success. The Asturian then was cautious, opting to leave successive attempts when track conditions improve. Adventures that never arrived.
Jenson Button was the first pilots to set intermediate tyres. English is an ACE in these situations. Sometimes fails, but I would say that its rate of success is greater than the errors. Ferrari they climbed to the winning horse of Button and also did enter to Alonso. Decision that ultimately proved to be just right. Do blame the weatherman who failed? Fault of the strategists? Fault of witches? Blame for who?

The few laps had to re-enter to reassemble extreme rain tyres. Among whistles and flutes Fernando Alonso was eighth in the middle of the peloton. Things were ugly. It had front to Mark Webber and back to Jenson Button, two pilots who are not exactly mancos. Two bones hard nut to crack.
The Spanish options they dashed in a clash with Jenson Button who left anchored on a piano. The McLaren tried to overtake the Ferrari. They were going to enter the curve, paired with the British trying to beat him inside to the Spanish. In my opinion Alonso hastened over its braking and when it began to turn the position had clearly won in English.
The problem in such situations is that which is on the inside running out of room for manoeuvre. The result was that the rear wheel of the single-seat red played the left front of his rival and hence ended everything for the Spanish. In my view it is a lance's career, even taking into account the conditions of the track, which make it even more difficult maneuvers such. Be seen that he decides the FIA on the matter, but I do not punish anyone.
The video of the incident is under these lines, although it is expected that it be deleted by the constables of the FOM in less than a rooster that sings.
Fernando Alonso had to stay with stupid face to see how Jenson Button took the victory. Who was going to say. A Jenson Button that we should not forget that it was at the height of Alonso in the resumption of the Grand Prize of Canada after the red flag.
In summary, the Spanish suffers its first abandonment of the season and sees how the leader of the world, Sebastian Vettel, him trailing by 92 points. A distance that seems insurmountable in the great prizes remaining to conclude the season. Is there hope?
PS: to the impatient for the 24 hours of Le Mans ask them apologize and tell them that Stephen Viso and Igor safe Zamorano who bring a series of entries of more juicy in the next few days... what exactly? It will have to wait because even I know that you bring between hands.

Canada F1 2011 GP: Fernando Alonso confirms the improvement and will second

 The Spanish began the weekend of the Grand Prize of Canada with very good foot, while in all free positions of privilege to practice. If we add the fact that Felipe Massa also demonstrated to be in shape to that detail, it was clear that the Ferrari 150 ° Italy is competitive at the Gilles Villeneuve.
In the end Fernando Alonso stayed to 185 thousandths of the time of Sebastian Vettel, although very close to Felipe Massa. Only 18 thousandths separated to the cars of the Italian team. With this result, the two-time world champion signs its best classification of what have been in 2011.

The Q1 and Q2 went smoothly for the Spanish. The times marked returned to be with the best and they confirmed the good feeling that he had transmitted in free practice. The Monaco, seemed that he could fight for the pole. The possibilities was minimal, but there were at least.
In the Q3, the turning point on Saturday, Sebastian Vettel returned to remove anything that has and which allows you to rank better than anyone. Alonso was closer than ever this 2011, but it was not enough to subdue the dictatorship that German exercises Yes, qualifying session qualifying session also.
Felipe Massa even to point was to give a small annoyance. Until the final lap of the Asturian, Brazilian exceeded you the times table. Alonso finally could overwhelm his teammate. By a sigh that Yes. Barely 18 thousandths separated the cronos of both.
The Spanish aims to every Sunday morning since that turns off the lights. Keys aliyah in three points: the way out, an aspect that Fernando Alonso has improved in the last races; tyres, which suffered a good punishment in the Canadian route, and at the time, which can cause that the rain will become a guest of exception.
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Canada F1 2011 GP: Fernando Alonso pending rain

Fernando Alonso yesterday led the times in the second free practice table. Spanish Ferrari driver has started the weekend of the Grand Prize of Canada to transmit good feelings and fairly optimistic about their chances in the race. A few facts that confirmed seeing the good do Felipe Massa at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

One of the drawbacks that might be Fernando Alonso in Montreal is the appearance of rain. The weather forecast so far suggest that it is possible that the liquid element make Act of presence in the Canadian route, something that the Spanish not has been overlooked in his blog on the website of Ferrari. The water is not ruled out for Saturday or Sunday.

The Ferrari driver wrote yesterday after the coaches on Friday:

Predicted rain tomorrow, and this may mean that the work done today only serves to today. With her everything can change, so we are going to maintain the concentration and to prepare for a possible change in the conditions.

The Spanish said the main improvement brought about and their feelings with the Pirelli:

The improvement in the DRS will be very effective if we take the second gives us. If it is dry, the opportunities to bring forward are much more than in the past. The combination of the faster Pirelli and the usual terms of the Montreal track will cause quite a few incidents in throughout the weekend.

Alonso said that Canada errors are expensive:

At the end of the session gets the pneumatic superblando and become between 30 and 40 laps trying to get closer to the walls, but any small error puts you against the wall. This is Canada, this is the case. We see that accidents occur normally at the end of the race, when the tires are already somewhat degraded. We saw an accident of Vettel after 12 laps, and the other cars were with old tires. Therefore, knowing the combination of Pirelli is not easy, nor neither control them when they degrade.

We will have to keep an eye on the forecast of rain for this weekend. A detail that could cause that the picture had changed completely at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Canada F1 2011 Grand Prix: best time of Fernando Alonso, who was postulated as candidate to victory

The first surprise gave us Sauber, putting on Pedro de la Rosa in his second car, before Sergio Perez was not found either. In principle it played throughout the weekend. In terms of results, the best time in the second session of free practice has been for Fernando Alonso, just ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
In addition, Felipe Massa was third, which makes it very clear that the Ferrari works. After the first three, both McLaren and the surprise of the session, Paul di Resta with sixth position. Mark Webber was seventh, and the two Lotus Renault Grand Prix and Rubens Barrichello completed the top ten. A curious meeting, with the Mercedes extremely far from the head.
Little more than half an hour to the end, and to complete a weekend complicated for Sauber, Kamui Kobayashi has hit the barrier, shattering his single-seater. That has caused a red flag, and has been just at that moment, when Pedro de la Rosa has already sitting in his new car, to out to shoot, for the first time in a week-end of career from Italy last year.
Unfortunately, after little, Jerome D'Ambrosio has suffered an accident at the same point that Kobayashi. In the end, has not been able to shoot or twenty minutes, although it is clear that with his experience, the little time that has been tested will have been very useful, and will know you to glory, even by problems of health of Sergio Perez, who hope he recovers as soon as possible.
De la Rosa has achieved the eighteenth position, ahead even of the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher, after just fifteen minutes from time on the track. Jaime Alguersuari, for its part, has finished in the fourteenth position, again just behind Sebastien Buemi; something that is certainly not very positive for their aspirations for the future.
By the way, it seems that, according to the latest weather, both morning and Sunday could rain. In fact, in the paddock of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve almost ensures that the two days that are Grand Prize will be past by water. We'll see; until that I do not see it, not me so I creere, although the Atlantic climate is easier to predict than the Mediterranean.
We'll see what happens tomorrow, with the excitement added that, as already happened in 2010, we will have three pilots of House that follow. Also for tomorrow we will have many and varied unknowns; see what can be done Peter, see if it rain, if the performance of the Ferrari is good really, and if the Mercedes with the potential to be, among other things.

GP of Monaco F1 2011: Fernando Alonso Gets a second position that could have been a victory

Fernando Alonso has led so very remarkable to a second position that could have been a victory. The Grand Prize of Monaco of formula 1 2011 has been really chaotic, with moments of all kinds, and a way out of the safety car and a red flag that have changed the landscape of the race altogether.
But let's look at what has happened since the beginning. At the start, Fernando succeeded in overtaking Mark Webber, placing it in third place, and starting the fight with Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button that has lasted until the checkered flag. At the beginning, Vettel has escaped and the two pursuers have kept some distance away.
With time, the first stops in the pits and the first exit of the safety car, Fernando Alonso has been found with one blow in the second position, ahead of Jenson Button, when it had to stop for a second time. This left Alonso second and with options for attacking the German pilot of Red Bull.
But as they passed the laps, although Jenson Button seemed to have it well, because the logic dictated that Vettel and Alonso would need to stop again, what was seen on the track was very different. Fernando Alonso and especially Sebastian Vettel have decided to risk and staying on track until the end, in a very clear courage sample.
Fernando was dangerously approaching Vettel, while Button was approaching the duo head. There were some last laps exciting over not being able, with three pilots with three different tactics to fight for victory and with Asturian pilot with real options win in Monaco.
In the end could not be, and an accident multiple in the pool area has caused a red flag. If the safety car has helped Fernando, red flag he has hurt, because it has been decided finish the race, allowing the participants to change tyres; and the output has been behind the safety car.
A series of strange decisions that I have not finished to understand, because usually when a race has seen more than 75% of the laps contested, if there are red, flag it is terminated. It has not happened, and the final laps have served to little, Fernando Alonso, who has tried everything to attack Sebastian Vettel.

We cannot know insurance if we would have been able to advance to Sebastian Vettel, but he was prepared to try. I was sure that he would have problems in the final laps, and our plan was to attack at the end. But then he turned the red flag, and we found without space or time. In Monaco can always spend everything. In fact, us us has been very good the first safety car, and very poor second. In the end, seconds out rooms is a great result, which helps the morale of the team and now are very beautiful races in Valencia, and Canada where we will try to return to fight for the podium. The important thing is that Petrov is well.

GP of Monaco F1 2011: Fernando Alonso flies in third free practice

Little by little, it was an assumption, is becoming a reality. Ferrari and more specifically Fernando Alonso, are competitive. The Asturian has blown up in the third free practice. His best time was half runner-up more quickly than Jenson Button, the second a fairly eventful session.
The first worrying moment of the session so we have lived with the accident of Nico Rosberg just after the tunnel. Initially, the coup is very similar to which took Vitantonio Liuzzi yesterday. But the Mercedes driver has had the bad luck of "bounce", after the impact with the guardrails, and the car has gone ahead without control, jumping the badenes of the Nouvelle Chicane.
In the end, the own Mercedes has avoided a coup with the barrier that separates the line to the curve "tabac" and the loophole, because the right front wheel of his Mercedes had already assigned. Luckily, therefore we had no regret any injury of the German, since pilot that the accident has become an important, fright but nothing more.
Because of the accident, have lost ten minutes of meeting, the time that has gone on the red flag. That's not been the only complicated time who has lived in Monaco, and is that Vitantonio Liuzzi has impacted Ste. Devote, and it shattered his Hispania. It's funny, because the blow did not appear strong enough to have the damage has been suffered.
A pity, as this means almost in complete safety, that Liuzzi will not challenge the classification. Career management decision will be seeing if the Italian rider will be repescado and may leave tomorrow in the race. So far, made today by the Hispania times have been within 107% of the best time, so there are still hopes for Liuzzi.
We must also take into account in the Red Bull, which because of red flags have yet to go out with superblandos tires, marking very impressive times with the soft (here to play the role of "hard"). It is very possible that we get to see some 1: 13 in classification, by the Red Bull cars.
Precisely, the young Red Bulls, those of the Italian equipi, have today had a good role in the streets of Monaco. Although Jaime Alguersuari has suffered a flat tire and brake problems, has been eighth, just ahead of his teammate. It is important that a circuit like this, where they have hands, Catalan do so well.
In any case, we have to Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes, clear, Red Bull, in a handkerchief, and no one know what could happen in formal training that will be competing in less than two hours. Well, I personally think that Red Bull will by again, but it must take into account many other pilots. Today we we will have fun.
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GP of Monaco F1 2011: Fernando Alonso stripped of importance to the performance of Ferrari today

Fernando Alonso has removed importance to the performance of Ferrari in today in the circuit of Monte Carlo. This morning, and especially during the second session of free practice, Fernando has had a very good role, with the fastest time of the day. But for the moment, the Asturian does not want to rely too.
The driver of Ferrari, in his remarks mentioned, in an obvious (and logical) error, only today is Friday, is optimistic, but recognizes that Red Bull will be passed tomorrow even more competitive than today. In any case, explains that the Monaco circuit is unique and always can be absolutely anything.

Moment the car offers me the possibility to stop late to enter the curve quickly, so I'm happy, but is only Friday (Thursday). We know that when you get on Saturday, the pressure and nerves will increase and should be a margin of safety, because it is easy to make a mistake.

As to what happened with Felipe Massa, when the Asturian almost hits with his teammate, his opinion is that the fault was the car that rolled ahead of them. At no time said that it might be because of the Brazilian and, therefore, the possible controversy is closed before even open up.

GP of Monaco F1 2011: Fernando Alonso dominates the second session of free

After a couple of hours after the first session of free we are in a batch that can give us more clues by the time of the day, the conditions of the track and other factors that they resemble the second session of free practice at the Monaco Grand Prix race. The meeting began as something strange to the Spanish: within 10 minutes of meeting Jaime Alguersuari was going straight at Santa Devota and broke the nose of his STR.
Almost gets ahead shortly after Fernando Alonso a Felipe Massa who was not know very well what. But it was stopped. In short, an incomprehensible detail and more when Alonso was fastest lap. Details fools that we do not understand very well, but Massa is not the first time that it is in a mess of traffic.
Fernando Alonso marks the best time, 1: 16,408 riding tires 'prime' (soft in this case). Half of the session will be the fastest time of all those who have mounted these prime, waiting to ride the superblandas and know what the real difference in time per lap, as well as durability.
Nico Rosberg, for example, was the closest to Alonso with 'prime them' to get after 6 laps on track momentarily second place with 1: 16. 917. If too much strange movement, ends the first half hour with some problems for Vettel, nothing serious but has lacked some grip ahead in braking of the Anthony Nogues at the beginning. And also all fairly stable
You have seen you (to Fernando Alonso) very high and constant performance with the 'prime' worn, scoring + 0.169 on best time so far in which we found ourselves. In the meeting itself, much traffic on the track and multiple laps frustrated by this fact. There have been few incidents, the first for Alguersuari as we were saying, and then Paul Di Resta has had to stay outside, just after the tunnel stopped his car instead of negotiating the chicane.
And so we come to the half of the session when Sebastian Vettel gives a lap with the 'option' (superblandas) and lowers 0.6 Alonso time. Behind Massa arrives with the superblandas also, problems to not cross the car and third best record. Spectacular Massa crossing the Ferrari, going to a trip of protections.
Little was missing Alonso used the option and lowered by more than 0.5 time Vettel, and 0.65 of Felipe Massa. Great meeting of the two Ferrari, but best will be for the Saturday probably. Moment Alonso, Button, Vettel, Rosberg and Massa in the top five positions, and the rest of the session has been a little bored, sincerely. Neither Heidfeld nor Petrov have managed to go from P10, seventeenth behind Buemi Alguersuari (guess what, 2 and a half behind).
The rest of the meeting, runs long for the two men of Ferrari, with the 'option' Massa and Alonso with 'prime them'. It seems that search times ended in the session. Finally Hamilton was second with a lap of 1: 15. 228, and Rosberg third to fourth Button. It seems that the 'option' perform approximately 1.4 to 1.6 seconds faster per lap.
If someone was going to a better time would be out in the photo. Great meeting of Alonso and Ferrari generally, interesting to see the 'option' in performance and durability and see that either nobody well gone for days, or times of Fernando Alonso are very consistent in order to be ready for Saturday. The day after tomorrow we will have a new session, the third, which will give us more information and we will see what will bring the Grand Prix of Monaco 2011.

Spain F1 2011 GP: Fernando Alonso has just folded

Things such as, the classification of yesterday was a mirage in the light of the outcome of today. The pace of Fernando Alonso had nothing to do about the Red Bull and the McLarens. At the Circuit de Catalunya there was nothing to scratch today Sunday. The Ferrari suffered as nice with the hard Pirelli.
By far the Spanish I gave everything and raise walls, as commented Pedro de la Rosa on laSexta, the 150 ° Italy Ferrari went through as alma en pena with the hard compound. The Spanish came rolling almost 2 seconds slower than his main rivals. A world in formula one. Such was the distance with the head that Fernando Alonso finished folded by Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton. A fact inadmissible if you want to fight for the world.
The output was of those who create fans. The Spanish came out as a shot and you picked up the slipstream to Mark Webber immediately. He stuck with Lewis Hamilton on his left and managed to exceed it. His goal was Sebastian Vettel. In a masterful maneuver, was opened to the right and crept down where there was no hole. The result was that he could face the first corner in the lead. From there everything was going to go downhill.
With soft 150 ? Italy Ferrari pace was decent. I'm not saying similar to the Red Bull kb7 and the of the McLaren MP4-26, but yes it might have allowed aspire to something more than the fifth place he held at the end. The problem came with the hard. The single-seat red was up to 2 seconds slower than his rivals with the same compound. In conclusion, lost a world with them. So much so that it eventually folded by Vettel and Hamilton.
Felipe Massa better not talk. The Brazilian with careers like this is digging its own grave. What is certain is that the true measure of the Ferrari 150 ? Italy gives it more Massa to Alonso. Those who believe that the single-seat Italian is ready to fight for the WINS are very wrong. The podium is the maximum that can aim at the moment. Insufficient if you want to fight for the world.
The Spanish today did everything he could and more at the Circuit de Catalunya. In the light of what has happened in the test the Scuderia is to put the batteries already. Especially with the new hard compound of Pirelli. As much that Fernando Alonso appear crap, is that there are and have to adapt. But, this 2011 will be a long journey through the desert.

Spain F1 2011 GP: Fernando Alonso impresses at the Circuit de Catalunya

 The panorama not painted too well for Ferrari with the ban on its new rear spoiler. Fernando Alonso complained at the third session of free practice of the car was ungovernable after they were forced to reintroduce the rear wing used in the Grand Prize of Turkey.
The day ended in a sensational way to the Spanish. It seemed that as much to what was going to be eligible in the light of the free practice was going to be the fifth position on the grid for the race Sunday morning. The two-time world champion has completed a spectacular last lap which has left amazed Marc Gene and allowing you to boot from the fourth place. This improves the position at which this 2011 was paid.
In the first wave of classification he erred, in my opinion, avoidable when mounting a soft game unnecessarily. The fixed three tail, was added the fact that Nick Heidfeld would not take part after the barbecue of the R31 Renault at the third session of free practice. The eliminated seven were clear and in spite of this he rode the soft. It leaves me with doubts the possibility of that desconocieran that the single-seat German was not to participate. Anyway today be forgiven any slippage or despiste to the Asturian champion, although his team has something to do in this. Today truly is equal.
The Q2 was more tough. With the Red Bull being intractable to vary and the McLarens to its lagging behind, rivals Fernando Alonso were others. It passed on to the last run with the seventh best time and things not painted well in the face to the final round. It gave the impression that was going to have to fight with the Mercedes and the Renault of Vitaly Petrov. That wrong I were!

The best was yet to come. The Spanish only had a set of soft tyres. I was going to have a unique attempt in the final round, there was no margin for error. Fernando Alonso is was going to play everything to a letter. The result could not be better. Pulled out the most from the Ferrari 150 ° Italy with a record that will give you the ability to boot from the fourth position in the careers of tomorrow.
With his return master beat Jenson Button by little 32 thousandths and he was only 3 thousandths of Lewis Hamilton and his third place. Takes on greater relevance your time comparing it with the of teammate Felipe Massa, who stayed for more than nine tenths. A world having both of the same material.
At the end of the classification gave to Nira Juanco in laSexta his opinion about it:

It has been a perfect lap.

He avoided nor give its view on the new rear wing which brought for the weekend:

The wing was giving us some advantage, a tenth or two.

The podium seems the reasonable objective in the face of morning. Everything happens by leaving a way to decent since until the traffic light turns off and well manage your tyres. It should not be forgotten that his main rivals, Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, and possibly Jenson Button, have more than soft game than him. Left with the question in this case because it was not clear whether all used or not. Instead Hamilton might have problems with one of them due to the level that could do you to the left front tire, although in the subsequent classification press conference comment on should not worry.
Whatever happens, Fernando Alonso has the podium to tyre before the Spanish fans. Sure motivation you will not miss. Talent, either.

Sebastian Vettel not close you the door to Ferrari despite the renewal of Fernando Alonso

Yesterday morning we articulately noon with the news of the extension of the contract Fernando Alonso with Ferrari until 2016. In this way the Spanish pilot will be this season and five more with the Italian team. A detail that Sebastian Vettel does not seems to care.
The reigning world champion takes playing time as a candidate to be at the controls of the Ferrari. Luca Cordero di Montezemolo has not hidden his desire to see him dressed as red in the future. Vettel for their part have also been wanting recently. Fact or fiction, the German not seen as a problem the new contract of long duration of Alonso with Ferrari.

I do not think that he has said that the fact that Fernando and Felipe or any other driver in Ferrari make impossible that I go there. As far as I know the formula one teams have two monoplazas… This will probably have his gap in the headlines, but I'm very happy where I am.

Barely two months ago Sebastian Vettel extended his contract with Red Bull until 2014. What has made clear is that the presence of Fernando Alonso in Ferrari would not be a problem for him. But, and the Asturian would see with good eyes have German partner? To me gives me in the nose after the experience he had with Lewis Hamilton I do not believe that you have wanted to return to the enemy at home...
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Fernando Alonso extended his contract with Ferrari until 2016

When on September 30, 2009 was made official in the signing of Fernando Alonso by Ferrari, the compromise between the Asturian pilot and the team he signed for the next three seasons with the option of three more. Today has become official that both sides extended by mutual agreement the contract and Fernando Alonso will be at Ferrari until the 2016 season, at least.
Fernando Alonso has been delighted with this new agreement and suggests that 2016 would be the date of his retirement. At least we know that you whatever happens, Ferrari will be the last team of Alonso in his career.

I found from repende to taste in Ferrari and I now feel it like my second family. I have much confidence in women and men working in Maranello and that who guides: has been, therefore, natural for me to extend my relationship both with one that will be my last team in my formula one career

And if happy was the Spanish pilot, it is not under the President of Ferrari, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo:

We are pleased to have extended the relationship with a pilot that has always proved to be a winner, even in the most difficult conditions. Fernando has all the qualities, technical and human, to form full part of the history of Ferrari, hopefully, you can enrich soon new hits

Fernando Alonso is very motivated for the Grand Prize of Spain

The edition of the Grand Prize of Spain, 2011 will be the tenth visit made by Fernando Alonso at the Grand Prize of Spain. As usual with drivers competing in his country, Alonso comes highly motivated to the career of House, a grand prize that I not treated badly. A victory, in 2006, three posts seconds (2003, 2005 and 2010) and a third place (2007). By removing his first year with Minardi in which finished in 13th position and abandonment of 2008, the worst result achieved by the Asturian is a fifth place.
But beyond being a Grand Prix in Nice, with a handful of followers, Alonso emphasizes that run at home represents a pressure extra that everyone expected much. On the contrary, the Circuit de Catalunya is one of the circuits that most aware of all the drivers on the grid (this year there have been two preseason test) so the effect run at home is somewhat minimized by the experience.
Still, the Ferrari driver acknowledges that unequal climatology between February and may make pilots to modify the set-up. A few things and others, Fernando Alonso makes it clear that the Grand Prize of Spain is "an optimal point of reference for the Championship".
After the podium in Turkey, Ferrari will measure the level of his improvements in a layout that clearly benefits the Red Bull. But it will also have to contend with the McLarens in the Grand Prize of Turkey were a step behind. For this weekend, the Woking team has announced that it would take a dozen of improvements.