“I always respect all my rivals. Even so, I believe there are rivals you have to have more under control and others you can give a certain margin to. I've always said that Hamilton, Vettel or Michael, Felipe are very good drivers who can fight for the title,” said Alonso during a media event with Santander yesterday, according to Autosport.
“Button didn't win the title by chance last year, it was because he deserved it. And now he's leading the championship on his own merit because he has done better than us, so we have to improve. All rivals are respectable, but to me there are two or three I'll keep a closer look on,” added the Ferrari-an, hinting at the 3 names mentioned above.
After starting the season on a high note, Alonso fell to 3rd overall in the drivers standings in the following 3 races (Australia, Malaysia and China), as Jenson Button scored a couple of wins himself for McLaren Mercedes. The reigning world champion is the only multiple GP winner this season, after securing the chequered flag in both Australia and China.
As for Alonso, the 2-time world champion admitted that more than a week after the race in Shanghai, he can look back at the 4 races in the 2010 season so far and be content with the results he recorded at the wheel of his Ferrari F10.
“There's always frustration on Sunday afternoon when you don't achieve all the points you should have scored, but from a more general perspective, after a week home, these four races have been very positive. Being third in the championship, very few points away from the leader, I believe is a very good situation,” added Alonso.
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