Fernando Alonso positive despite not winning the Championship

Fernando Alonso has remained extremely positive despite not winning the Drivers’ Championship, after an absolutely enthralling season finale around Sao Paulo’s Interlagos circuit. The Spaniard believes the Championship was not lost today, after yet another masterful drive during the race.

After a tough start to the season, Fernando Alonso emerged as Sebastian Vettel’s main Championship rival. With victories at the Malaysian, European and German Grands Prix, not to mention scoring points at every race except Belgium and Japan, Fernando Alonso was without a doubt one of the most consistent drivers throughout the year. However, the Spaniard’s superb competitiveness was still not enough to see him clinch his third Drivers’ Championship, although he remains immensely positive after one of the most entertaining seasons in the history of the sport.

“I score this season a 10!” Exclaimed a thrilled Fernando Alonso, “If we had to repeat these twenty races I would change nothing done by the team or yours truly: no mistakes, no mechanical problems, zero problems at the pit stops, zero strategic mistakes. We definitely did not lose the title today, as that happened in Spa or Suzuka. We might not have finished the season with the most points, but we won many other things, like everyone’s respect and fans and colleagues agree on who was the best this year. I am proud of the job I did.”

Despite Fernando Alonso’s tremendous consistency throughout the season, which saw him finish on the podium a stupendous thirteen times, qualifying remained the achilles-heel of the Scuderia. This was once again evident after qualifying for the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix, which saw Fernando Alonso qualify a lowly 8th, which became 7th once Pastor Maldonado incurred his ten-place grid penalty.

However, Ferrari and Fernando Alonso once again carried out a “little Sunday miracle”, which saw Alonso rise through the order to 2nd behind race winner Jenson Button. However, this was still not enough to clinch the Championship, as Vettel still managed to finish a competitive 6th.

“Once again today we did an impeccable job, finishing on the podium after starting from the fourth row, producing yet another little Sunday miracle.” Continued Fernando Alonso, “The team kept me constantly updated about Vettel and, towards the end, I was hoping something might happen to him or Button which would allow us to reach our goal. It didn’t happen and we must accept the result delivered on the race track. What to ask from the team for 2013? That’s easy, a quicker car, but most of all I’d like to see the same effort and professionalism the team displayed when it reacted to our initial difficulties.”

Fernando Alonso will undoubtedly return in 2013 as a title contender, regarding Ferrari can produce a much more competitive machine for their drivers over the winter period. The F2012 was in no way the fastest car on the grid at the start of the season, however the masterful driving of Fernando Alonso, and later Felipe Massa, saw the Scuderia remain near the top. Should Ferrari produce a better car next season, expect to see Alonso and Massa take numerous victories for the scarlet outfit.

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