Here is what the two time Formula One World Champion, Fernando Alonso had to say…

We’re here to win the world championship, we seemed to be quite comparative in qualifying and then in the race we weren’t as quick as Ferrari” 

“It’s an area we are trying to improve and everybody is trying to improve on Ferrari.”

“Two or three teams can fight with Ferrari in qualifying, but in the race no-one can.”

“We will improve the performance of the car, especially on the longer runs, and I believe the car will very soon become quicker and I’m sure there is more in my hands in terms of driving.”

“We keep learning with these new Bridgestone tyres, so it was difficult to manage the tyres in the race, and I hope I will improve day by day.”

“It’s always better to win, but it was not possible today, we don’t yet have the pace to be close to Ferrari and until we arrive at that point, second place like today is the best result possible.”