Fernando Alonso believes Ferrari has second fastest car: "Up to them if they make mistakes or not"

Fernando Alonso believes Ferrari has second fastest car: “Up to them if they make mistakes or not”. Alonso believes Ferrari has second fastest car.

Ferrari on the podium at Monza with Carlos Sainz
The long-awaited desire of Ferrari fans to witness a Scuderia victory at Monza did not materialize. However, behind the Red Bull one-two, a thrilling battle unfolded between Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, with the two drivers fiercely competing for a podium finish. Ultimately, the Spaniard prevailed, with his Monegasque teammate right behind him. Beyond the excitement and tensions of a clean battle, the placements of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc provided another reason for great satisfaction.

The return to the top 3
Thanks to this result, Ferrari managed to advance in the constructor’s standings, temporarily placing itself in third position, 45 points behind Mercedes and surpassing Aston Martin by 9 points. After another challenging weekend for Lance Stroll, who finished outside the points zone at the end of a very difficult weekend, Fernando Alonso, too, failed to replicate the podium of the previous week at Zandvoort, crossing the finish line in ninth place.

Fernando Alonso’s thoughts
However, Ferrari’s position in the top 3 will depend solely on the Scuderia’s results from here on, starting with the next race in Singapore. At least, this is the perspective of the former Ferrari driver himself, who has pointed to his ex-team as the sole ‘responsible’ for their own performances, regardless of what he or Aston Martin achieves:

“We’ve scored almost all the points with one car, so now we need to aim for points with both cars,” he explained to Sky Sport F1 at the end of the Italian Grand Prix. “But I believe the position in the constructor’s championship depends more on Ferrari than on us. I think they have the second-best car and almost the best overall on tracks like Monza or others like Baku, Sakhir, Jeddah, and Miami, where they were always at the front. In general, you can say they have the second-best car in this championship, but they are fighting with us, so it will be up to them whether they make mistakes or not to stay in the fight.” – the Spanish driver concluded.