Fernando Alonso(FA):毫無疑問,這是F1歷史上最成功的車隊。相比於以往在其他車隊的經歷,加入這支車隊兩年,我確信或遲或早我們會取得勝利。這支團隊很有實力並且非常堅定,我認為這種狀況會長久地保持下去。直到2008年法拉利都還是這項賽事中的標桿。但是之後這幾年,一些車隊對FIA的規則進行了一些特殊的闡釋來設計某些賽車部件。在這方面我們有些落後了。2009年的雙層擴散器,去年的空氣動力學套件,今年的熱吹擴散器。只有一年我們沒有研發去試圖跟進這些車隊。我們也努力在2012賽季的賽車設計上做出一些創新。
Alonso admitted he had been a bit too hard while squeezing Vettel onto the grass and apologised in the post-race news conference.
I suspect he was still hurting from two weeks ago when Vettel's team-mate Mark Webber drove around the outside of him at Eau Rouge.
But more importantly, if he was to capitalise on his lightening start from fourth on the grid to take the lead into Turn One, along with a notion that the Ferrari might be kinder to its tyres, he had to keep Vettel at bay in that phase of the race.
Alonso's apologies weren't enough because post-race Vettel officially asked the stewards to look into the incident.
Citroen team principal Olivier Quesnel says Kimi Raikkonen still has work to do before he can cut it at the front of the World Rally Championship.
The Finn is now in his second season in the WRC, although he is tackling a reduced programme as a private driver this season. But Quesnel admitted the Finn's speed was not what had been expected.
When asked what he thought of Raikkonen's performance so far this year, Quesnel replied: "I think he must be a little bit disappointed. The day he will have the click I think he could be faster. But he didn't have the click yet. Maybe he will have it one day but which day? I cannot tell you."
Raikkonen feels his speed is improving. The 2007 Formula 1 world champion said: "We have improved a lot, it [rally speed] feels normal sometimes. But we have to improve again and that's what we're going to be looking for [on this week's Rally Finland].
This week's Jyvaskyla-based WRC qualifier is the event on which the Finn has the most experience, having competed on the rally twice previously.
"I know some of the stages now," Raikkonen added. "But tomorrow is all new and that will be difficult again."
Raikkonen admitted that, beyond the WRC this season, he still has no plans for 2012. He also talked for the first time about not taking part in any motorsport.
"We haven't really given a thought to what's going to happen next year... if we're going to do anything at all," he said.
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