Greater Noida: Just six points separate the two-way title race between defending champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull and Fernando Alonso and the second-placed Ferrari driver feels that the remaining four races, which will decide the eventual winner, would be a “battle of package” between the two outfits.
With 206 points in his kitty, Alonso is presently lying a close second to Vettel, who is leading the driver standings.
But Alonso feels he has every chance of beating Vettel for the title race, provided he comes up with four more “perfect races” this season.
“Still four races to go and I have nearly the same points as Vettel. There is all possibility to push for the championship (title). (As a team) we are in a position to fight for the world championship,” he said at the Buddh International Circuit here on Thursday ahead of Sunday’s race.
Asked about the mouth-watering duel between him and Vettel, Alonso said: “It will be a battle of package. Everyone will have their strong points and weak areas. At the moment Red Bull may have the fastest cars, especially on qualifying days, but we will try to use our strong points.
“We were leading the championship till the last race in Korea, thanks mainly to our consistency. We had 16 perfect races and we just need another four perfect races. If we can have another four perfect races, I think we will be very close to winning the championship.”
After 16 races, the race for the constructors’ championship is also open with Red Bull leading the standings with 367 points, 77 ahead of second-placed Ferarri (290).
” We need to improve our situation, our level of competitiveness. The whole team wants to win the championship. So, everyone is fully focussed,” the Spaniard said. (PTI)