However, this won't be an easy task for the Maranello team, argued the 2-time world champion. Alonso admitted that the opposition provided by Red Bull Racing and McLaren Mercedes is strong enough, but in the end it will be the Prancing Horse who will prevail.
“Red Bull is the quickest in qualifying and extremely fast, but in the races we are up there with them,” said Alonso in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, hinting that qualifying is still an area where his team needs to step up to the challenge provided by Red Bull.
“McLaren is capable of developing its cars very quickly – but so can we. Overall, Ferrari is the favorite for the championship,” added Alonso.
“To win the world championship, to begin with you need a well-designed car, which you then develop – even if under the current limitations there is only so much you can do. To win, you also now need luck – and you need everything to be working right.”
“The team is the most important thing, firstly how they work in the factory and then at the circuit. The driver only counts for a small percentage, but equally he must be at the top of his game and always consistent. It's not as important giving 100 per cent from time-to-time as giving 98 per cent all the time and in every situation.”
After starting the season on a high note, with a 1-2 finish in Bahrain, Ferrari have now dropped to 2nd overall, 19 points behind rivals McLaren.
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