Alonso doesn't like to lose, not even at poker. So one can only imagine what he must do to vent his anger. But Alonso also does not mince words when it comes to describing what went wrong for Ferrari this year. "This year the biggest problem was aerodynamics," was his honest opinion. "In today's Formula One, aerodynamics is 90 per cent of the package. We weren't the best and we also had some problems in the wind tunnel where what we tried didn't quite work as we expected on the track. There was the little co-relation between the two. When we discovered that, half the year was already over but now we're looking forward."
Challenging Red Bull would be a tall ask for any team and even though Ferrari are focussing their energies on the car for 2012, Alonso doesn't quite see a revolution on the horizon. "We have a very competitive opponent and we must congratulate them but I'm happy with how things for 2012 are shaping up. I'm very optimistic but then it isn't as if the competition isn't working hard," he remarked.
Looking a bit tired -- he only arrived at midnight on Wednesday -- Alonso was still taking in the details of the Buddh International Circuit but seemed confident that the work on the simulator by Ferrari will bear fruit. "It's a new track and it will change every day. What happens on Friday will be very different from what happens on Sunday. That said, we've had some top preparation on the simulator. There's very precise information and I'm sure there will be no surprises," said Alonso, who reckons a time of 1 minute and around 26 seconds is what an average lap would time. - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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