Fernando Alonso has stated Ferrari are going backwards after falling behind Williams in the constructors’ championship.
Ferrari have scored 116 points compared to Williams who have 121. Williams have finished on the podium at the last three events compared to Ferrari who have not stood on the podium since the Chinese Grand Prix which took place in April. Kimi Raikkonen has only registered nineteen points this season, seventy-eight less than teammate Alonso.
“At the moment we are not super happy with the performance and we try to keep improving to score more points because, especially with the constructors’ championship, we are going backwards a little bit. We need to put both cars in the points as many times as possible.”
Alonso is not confident about his chances this weekend and expects to struggle once again.
“Not really, obviously the car is identical with only four days between races and the circuit layout is not particularly good with a traction demanding circuit,” he said. “On the other hand every race has been a little bit a surprise and at some circuits we thought we’d be more competitive and we were less and vice-a-versa. We need to go into the weekend with some positive mood and see what is the final result, but the picture should not change compared to the last couple of races.
“Probably Red Bull will be more competitive with less engine demand here and we see Williams at a circuit that requires good traction and aerodynamics and we will see if they keep their form. It will be more or less similar.”
Alonso best result for Ferrari at the Hungarian Grand Prix was second in 2010 behind race winner Mark Webber.
