”He’s got all my support, and all the support of the team to change the
situation around.
”Or to change his results because many times in practice or qualifying we’re
very close. but then in the race, because of the start or he got hit, he
would be towards the back early on.
”In Monaco it looks like his results changed, so we hope that from here on it
will all go well for him.”
Alonso, meanwhile, believes next weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix will prove to
be a more reliable benchmark of where Ferrari stand in the pecking order.
The 31-year-old’s championship lead is in a car many feel is far from the best
in the field, and given the topsy-turvy nature of F1 this season he has
arguably lucked into his success.
Alonso said: ”In Canada we want to confirm our improvement and be competitive
in a more ‘normal’ circuit because Monaco is unique due to its
characteristics and Barcelona has very quick corners.
”Canada and Valencia are going to be two very important tests for us to see
if we can really put both Ferraris in Q3, like we did in Monaco, and opt to
be in the top places.
”We’re taking some upgrades to Canada, a race both on and off the track
because all the big teams are going to bring new parts so let’s see whose
works best.
”We’ve tried to extract the most of what we had and our rivals have let their
guards down.
”This year two or three tenths (of a second) makes you lose or gain five or
six places, because everything is very close.”