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Alonso Names Favorites for 2010 Title

Fernando Alonso admitted that there can be only target for him in the 2010 season of the Formula One championship, and that is to become world champion once again. The Spaniard admitted that this is the one goal he is thinking of for the upcoming campaign of F1, but insisted that reaching it will not be easy at all.

The goal can be only one, winning the world championship,” said the new Ferrarista in his first interview at the Wrooom event at the Madonna di Campiglio ski resort in northern Italy.

When asked about the favorites for the world title in 2010, Alonso avoided to give any names (driver-wise), but nominated the main teams that he thinks will have a saying in the championship battle next season.

The favorites for 2010 are not easy (to predict). After the 2009 mix we had in the overall performance of the cars, I think for 2010 it's not easy at all to see favorites. But for sure Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes GP and Ferrari are the 4 main favorites. The good thing is I think we are in that group,” said Alonso.

However, the Spaniard added that everyone should wait until the winter testing in order to get a glimpse of how the season will look like in 2010.

I think we need to wait for the winter test to have a better picture,” added the Ferrari driver.

As far as the change in regulations go, Alonso argued that racing strategies will not differ too much in 2010 as compare to 2009, despite the refueling ban introduced by the FIA this season. The important thing, he argued, is for Ferrari and Shell to find the best combination for fuel in order to increase its efficiency throughout the 2010 campaign.

In addition, the Spaniard argued that a new point scoring system will not change things too much either, as each driver is already inclined to give it his all during qualifying and race action (being that it's rumored that the pole sitter and the driver who clinches the fastest lap in the race could be awarded championship points in 2010).
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