Alonso says Hamilton & Vettel major threat for Championship

By Jay
August 20 2012

With a strong lead of 40 points going in to the summer break, the Ferrari driver has come out with names of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel has his nearest rivals for the 2012 Drivers Championship.

Alonso is quoted by Brazil's Totalrace: "Hamilton and Vettel are the drivers we have focused on since the beginning. They are the biggest challengers, but all of the teams are close. Hopefully, they will fight among themselves and not one of them will dominate," he added.

"I think the distance between the top five, top six is not impossible to recover," he said. "You just need one good race or two good races and you are up there."

He was also cautious of his chances and would be taking no chances in the coming races.  "Sometimes we know we can be on the podium, other times maybe it's only seventh, but we cannot afford to make any mistakes or do anything that we will regret," said the 31-year-old.

In the meantime, F1 veteran Rubens Barrichello stated that Alonso has the maximum chance to win the Championship.

"He does not have the fastest car but he is the one getting the best out of what he has," the Brazilian told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.

"And his rivals are taking points off one another. In the end I see this (championship) as a duel between Alonso and Vettel."

With summer holidays coming to an end, only two weeks remain before the next GP.

 

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