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Fernando Alonso rates himself as favourite

Even though Michael Schumacher may have decreased the gap last weekend from twelve to only two points on Fernando Alonso, the Spaniard believes Renault is the favourite for the final three races of the season.

"Naturally, I feel disappointed with what happened over the weekend, and the retirement. But we have to think about the next race and our next opportunity," said Alonso. "We have three races to go, and we should be very optimistic. The Renault has been very, very quick in the last three races, nearly as quick as Ferrari or even faster. So for the last three races, I think we should be the favourites."

The confident Alonso believes he can beat Schumacher for the title. "Yes, I absolutely believe we can do it. We have been quick in the last races, and the car is improving a lot. We had all the problems with the mass dampers, but the R26 is getting really, really competitive again - as we proved on Sunday by going from 10th to 3rd. For the team and myself, we are 100%, no 110% certain that we will do it."

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