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Alonso: We deserve the title

With only three races to go this season Fernando Alonso is leading the championship over seven times world champion Michael Schumacher with only two points. Alonso, who has been leading the championship since race 1, said the motivation at Renault is greater than ever.

Even though Ferrari won five out of the last six races, Alonso is not feeling any pressure on him. "I have the opinion that stress is not useful. We have to do our job, and I must do 100% with the team. If we do that job well and we deserve the title, then we will win. The important thing in the next races is to give the maximum to the team."

Alonso realises his last win was all the way back in June when he won the Canadian Grand Prix ahead of Schumacher, but he remains calm. "We always knew that it would be very tight at the end of the championship, and I was prepared for this," said the Spaniard. "At Renault we were ready for the opening races, and totally competitive: maybe we started at 95% of our maximum, while the others were at 70%. Now, everybody is at 98% or 99% and the performance is very, very close. We know we have the performance to win races, and we need to make it happen."

"Well, we have been leading all year, and we want to finish in the same position! Honestly, I think the motivation is greater than ever. These are the last three races for me with this fantastic Renault team, and also the last races for Michelin in this era of Formula 1. So our motivation to win is enormous, and I think we can do it."

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