India Gp : Alonso & Massa Sunday quotes

*Fernando Alonso: "we could beat the Red Bull, but for the moment we do not have a car capable of winning because even if our car is much better in the race we have too much delay in qualifying. I had a good start, a very good first round and a good top speed, tire management was perfect and I drove to 120% in every lap is what allows me to finish second. We did what we could as we do in every race, one thing is certain, if we earn the Championship , nobody will not say we have win it only with luck or on errors of others but only because we have always done the maximum. We will have developments in Abu Dhabi, hope that we can take a step forward because it will be important to reduce the gap, remains 75 points to score, which is a lot, so I'm optimistic even though we are all aware that we must improve our performance especially on Saturday. I do not know if it is my best performance of the season, because it is always difficult to know, I am very pleased with this performance just as those of Valencia and Monza, I attacked from the beginning to the end, I took a lot of risks in overtakings compared to previous races. I tried to move the two McLarens at the outset, I was in their wake but they fought amongst themselves which complicated my maneuvers, I managed to pass one of the two, and then I overtook Button a few laps later, but the time lost during these tours allowed Vettel and Webber of the gap. 

In the second relay, I faced Webber, there was a small gap at the beginning but once again we have seen that anything can happen because he had problems of KERS, races are still long and difficult." 

*Felipe Massa: "it was a hard fight, from the beginning to the end. After about 20 laps, I was told from the wall of the stands that I had to try to save fuel so I started to do half of the race without being able to be at bottom and I can assure you that it was certainly not easy because Kimi was always very close to me. It was not the result I wanted, but still, these are important points for the constructors championship. The time lost during free practice 2 cost me a lot , especially because we could not optimize our package. The duel with Kimi after discontinuation? I managed to get out of the pits before but I let him pass the turn 3 because it was still very close and I wanted to have the DRS in a straight line. I think that it is made to account but it was too late and I had the advantage and the possibility of leaving me. Now we go to Abu Dhabi, which is a little like the 2nd race at home to Ferrari because we have the theme park there - down. Hope that we will have even a few new things on the car to get a better result this 6 th place."

India Gp : the race results

India Gp : Alonso & Massa Saturday quotes

*Fernando Alonso: "we have tried to take advantage, but we could not fight against Red Bull and McLaren. Fifth place is not so bad because it is easy to be further on the grid and that something goes wrong. It is clear that to finish before Red Bull is our goal, but today
, it is impossible to fight against them, at least in qualifying: when we had a similar pace to their car it was possible to fight with Vettel, but now we are fighting against Newey and for the moment, we cannot fight. Here, we have brought new things that have worked as planned, but others have improved over the past two weeks. It is up to us to bring something more meaningful in the final three races. I'm not worried or unmotivated because I know that things can change quickly and the joy of Saturday can quickly turn into sadness on Sunday. We must try to win positions in the first round and put pressure on our rivals, without allowing them to make an easy race. It is clear I hope to have a more competitive car soon to be able to fight with them, even on Saturdays, not only on Sundays. I do not let go, this is my real benefit." 

*Felipe Massa: "I am really satisfied with this sixth place, but without my error in turn 6 in Q3, I could have started better positioned on the grid. In qualifying, the Red Bull was
 the faster, McLaren was in our time for a while but things in the race are different because we hope to be able to beat with four cars for the top positions. The key points of the racetomorrow
 will be many: departure, strategy and tyre degradation, of course it won't be making any mistakes. We have to be perfect because it will be a very long race. Today
, it was not easy to make a perfect lap because the track was very slippery. Here, we have made some changes that seem to work, but maybe not enough to close the delay on our rivals."

India Gp : the grid

India Gp : Alonso & Massa Friday quotes

*Fernando Alonso: "it is an interesting circuit: after a long straight line, there is a combination of high-speed turns that are fun to drive. Today , the track was still very dirty, which is usually the case on new tracks which are not used often. Tomorrow , when there will be more grip, it will be even more fun. Track conditions change quickly over the laps and it is therefore even more complicated to understand the hierarchy from the pitlane. We need to study the data carefully to make the right choices for the rest of the weekend. There is not anything to say about the performance of the tyres: based on what we have seen today , we can hope that it will not be a problem ."

*Felipe Massa:"It was a difficult day, especially in the afternoon . The first session went well and we were able to do what we had anticipated, but in the second, when we passed the tender tires , the balance of the car was not the best and it was very difficult to steer, so much so that I ended up a head to tail. Unfortunately, it has damaged a tire and I was unable to do the work on a long term, which was one of our priorities.In the last half hour I therefore was focused on training to the judgments in the stands, the only possible thing with the tires in that state."

India Gp : FP2

India Gp : FP1