Spain Sports News
Fernando Alonso says he feels impotent
By h.b.
Mar 24, 2008 - 4:01 PM

Spanish Formula One racing driver, Fernando Alonso, has admitted that he feels impotent at the start of the new season, picking up two and then just one point in the first two races. He has said that this season he will not win any race or the title and that it will be a year of suffering, but less than last year. A reference to when he shared the McLaren stable with Lewis Hamilton.

‘The car does not go, that’s what there is’ he said, with the Renault team already well aware of the problems facing the new R28. McClaren is a clear winner, and both Toyota and Red Bull are improving, and Alonso even doubts that the Renault will be able to improve by much more than two or three tenths of a second over the season.

The car has problems with the Bridgestone tyres, has problems with traction on the curves, and also has a lower top speed. Alonso noted they only picked up a point last Sunday in Malaysia because Massa dropped out. In a normal race, he noted, he would have been ninth.

Already the press is speculating that Alonso may be on the move again at the end of the season, and the possibility of him going to Ferrari is gaining ground, where he would be brought in to replace Massa. Already Alonso has said that, speaking to Italian TV this weekend, he would prefer to see Ferrari win this season than McLaren.