Alonso Vows To Help Massa To Win F1 Title
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Oct 14, 2008
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Fernando Alonso has said he will do what he can to help Ferrari’s Felipe Massa beat Lewis Hamilton to the Formula One title after winning the last two grands prix for Renault.
“Yes, without doubt. If I can help, I will help Massa,” the double world champion said after Sunday’s victory in Japan.
The Spaniard, who has been persistently linked to an eventual move to Ferrari, could become a factor in this year’s title showdown if he continues to challenge for the podium in the remaining two races.
Alonso also expressed the opinion that the main protagonists in this year’s title race had made too many mistakes and added that the winner will be the one who makes the fewest number in the Championship run-in.
“They have lost a lot of points,” he added. “After 16 races the leader has 84 points. In 2006 I had 82 in nine races.
“In this Championship the drivers who are up there have scored few points. But in the end the one who makes the least errors will win. We’ll see.”
With a total of 20 points still to contest over the season’s two remaining races, Hamilton holds a five-point advantage over Massa.
The animosity between Alonso and Hamilton developed last year after the Spaniard, who had arrived at McLaren having taken back-to-back world titles with Renault, demanded the team recognise him as their No 1 driver, ahead of Hamilton, who was in his first season in the sport. The fall-out from the incident saw Alonso leave the team after just one season to return to Renault.
