Alonso: myself and Massa will fight in 2010
Fernando Alonso has sworn he will fight battles with Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa this season – and insists that in this respect they are no different from any other team.
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Fernando Alonso has sworn he will fight battles with Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa this season – and insists that in this respect they are no different from any other team.
Fernando Alonso is confident ahead of the 2010 season, declaring that the Ferrari F10 is the best car that he has ever driven.
After sharing the four-day test with team-mate Felipe Massa, the Spaniard was fortunate to enjoy the best of the week’s weather – notching up an impressive 269 laps. With this, the double world champion is relishing the prospect of once again fighting at the front end of the grid.
Jenson Button ended the final day of testing at Jerez on top, as the team’s enjoyed their first rain-free session of the week.
Jenson Button believes that Ferrari has the fastest car out of all of the front runners, after the first day test day of the week at Jerez.
Although Mark Webber set a searing pace in today’s session Button, the reigning world champion, claimed that he was more impressed with the pace of Fernando Alonso, who was second in the F10.
Ferrari have launched their 2010 challenger in a blaze of publicity today. The new car was unveiled online and was followed by millions of people on the internet in real time.
Fernando Alonso has driven a Ferrari Formula One for the first time after taking part in the filming of a commercial at Paul Ricard.
The Spaniard was at the wheel of last season’s car which was rebranded in the team’s 2010 livery for the shoot.
Fernando Alonso has travelled to the Ferrari headquarters of Maranello where he has had a first glimpse of the Scuderia’s 2010 challenger.
The Spaniard, who made his first appearance in Ferrari colours at last week’s annual FIAT-Ducati skiing event at Madonna di Campiglio, also took part in a live web chat with fans on Ferrari.com.
Fernando Alonso has admitted that he is not assured of world championship success this season, despite joining Scuderia Ferrari.
The former-Renault driver joins the Italian Manufacturer having won his last championship in 2006. However the Spaniard believes that his much-publicised move will not guarantee success that he craves.
Felipe Massa has said that he will have no problems racing alongside Fernando Alonso as the Spaniard joins Ferrari for 2010. The returning Brazilian announced that he had already started working hard with Alonso and that he was sure their relationship would be a productive one for Ferrari.
This week saw the beginning of Ferrari’s annual assault on the F1 world championships, with their media event in the Dolomites in Italy. As usual, the event was full of hyperbole, coming not least from team principal Stefano Domenicali and new star Fernando Alonso. How much will that be intimidating their rivals, though? How much is there to be gained by talking the talk two months before the season begins?
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