He added: “We have five races and they will be like five finals, five
championships – a big fight every time now.”
Alonso also criticised Lotus’s Raikkonen, who is third in the standings, for
the collision on the first bend.
“I had no space on the right, I had Button I think on my left, I had
Kimi… and I don’t understand why Kimi didn’t lift off or anything because
there was not any room,” he said.
“I don’t know what Kimi’s idea was for the first corner, but that is the
way it is and this time it was bad luck for us.”
Alonso has led the championship since the European Grand Prix at Valencia in
June, but he has seen his advantage diminish in recent races.
He said Ferrari had not introduced any successful updates on their car for the
last six races and were suffering for lack of competitive pace, although his
team-mate Felipe Massa finished second.
“Felipe did a perfect race, driving well, but there are cars which are a
lot faster making one mistake after another and that has helped Felipe today,”
he said.