Fernando Alonso failed to beat Sebastian Vettel in the mat dominance of the European GP at Valencia. Despite only finishing second, Ferrari champion was satisfied because the 'Prancing Horse' mount increasingly competitive.
Alonso struggle to finish in second place is not easy. Starting the race in fourth he immediately pushed into third position just after the start.
The Spaniard was then involved a long rivalry with Mark Webber and overtake each other when I had to go to the pit stops. When touching the finish line, former double world champion was sitting in second position, splitting the Red Bull duo with a champion Sebastian Vettel and Webber in the top three.
"That's an interesting fight for the fans and audiences on television, to see the battle throughout the race by Webber. At the beginning of the race I was behind it, I try not lagging too far, and profited by pitstop and had the opportunity pass," said Alonso after the race .
This is the second time this season Alonso finished runner-up, after the first in another street circuit in Monaco. Failure champion Alonso was not disappointing because overall it has a greater meaning in which he and Ferrari increasingly close distance with Red Bull.
"The second position is the maximum we could be today, so it is between Red Bull Racing is a great achievement ....," up Alonso in Autosport.
"Obviously we walked in the right direction and will be increasingly closer with them in the next races. We know all our fans expect us to win. Currently we are not in that position. We're getting closer and closer."
"In our first few races left 1.5 seconds, is now only one-sixth or one-seventh of seconds, so we managed to cut it. We will not stop working to maximize the performance of the car," due diligence.
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