Fernando Alonso
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| Source: Daily Record |
Two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso is in the form of his life.
Following a near faultless campaign for the Spaniard, he was desperately unfortunate to miss out on the Drivers' Championship at the final race in Brazil last year.
The Scuderia Ferrari team struggled to give Alonso the upgrades needed to keep up with the likes of RedBull and Mclaren last year. They found it difficult to match the performance they produced in their Maranello based wind-tunnel on track.
Alonso Will be looking to go a step further this year and take Vettels' crown: "I have prepared better. I am better than last year. We have a better starting point and I have learned from some of the mistakes."
Ahead of the curtain raiser in Melbourne he said: "This year we should be on the podium and there is no reason to believe that this will not happen in the first race. We can't say for sure we are going to be winning races but the car is better than last year and more competitive."
Felipe Massa
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| Source: planetf1 |
He endured a difficult start to the year realy struggling to find any real form, especially in qualifying.
The particularly impressive form of team mate Fernando Alonso may have also disguised the real performance of the Ferrari which was described as a 'pig' of a car.
Midway through the 2012 campaign severe doubt had been cast over Massas' future with the Scuderia team. Despite team boss Stefano Dominecalli and president, Luca Di Montazemelo publicly backing the Brazilian speculation was rife that he would be replaced for the 2013 season.
However, Massa rallied and picked up his performances, an impressive display at the Monza Grand Prix enabled him to gain momentum and his season kicked on from there.
Massa was handed a one-year contract extension and the 31 year-old was arguably stronger than team-mate Alonso in the final few races, out qualifying him twice.
He also showed tremendous team spirit, supporting Alonsos' title bid he said: "The team is lucky to have a driver like me." Referring to Ferraris decision to voluntarily give Massa a five place grid penalty in order to benefit Alonso.
On the upcoming season Massa is relishing the opportunity of a fresh start: "It's always nice to start a new season and the feeling you get thinking about a new season."
"Everyone starts with zero points and it's a different car as well. That's always nice and it always makes you confident and happy. I hope this season can be better for us, more competitive and better for me as well."
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