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Alonso predicts tougher weekend for Ferrari

Fernando Alonso is predicting a tougher weekend for the Ferrari team at this week's Spanish Grand Prix than the Italian marque enjoyed at Imola. Michael Schumacher found some daunting pace during the San Marino Grand Prix but Alonso is not too concerned as he believes Ferrari will struggle to be so dominant in Spain.

"We were certainly slower than Ferrari in Imola, even if we don't know for definite the reasons why, and the whole team has been working very hard to push even more for Barcelona," Alonso said. "But I think that Ferrari found very special conditions in San Marino that worked perfectly for them: it is not normal for one car to be so fast compared to every other car in the field, not just ours. Certainly, we are not now fighting the same Ferrari team we saw at the first three races, but I don't think we will be facing the same strength as in Imola either. Hopefully things will be tougher for them this weekend."

"If you look at the results, a Renault has won the first four races of the season, so everything is still there to fight for," he added. "Historically, Barcelona has been a much better circuit for the team than Imola, so we have to be confident for this race. But the other teams are very quick, and we all test there so everybody knows the circuit. I think the competition will be very close, even more than we saw in Bahrain or Imola."

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