Fernando Alonso may have upheld Michelin's honour in today's Australian Grand Prix but at the end of the race, on his way to the podium the Spaniard looked distinctly sweatier and perhaps more tired than the two Ferrari drivers who finished ahead of him. Michael Schumacher in fact appeared as fresh as when he climbed into his car before the start of the race.
"No, I wasn't tired, I have longer hair than the other two," Alonso joked. "Obviously our car isn't maybe that competitive at the moment. We know that there are steps in the engine coming in Europe and we will have a more competitive, maybe fighting for victories but now, to be on the podium in front of Williams and McLaren, is a little surprise for us. It was a tough race."
"I slowed a little bit towards the end, because I had a thirty second gap to Rubens and a thirty second gap back to Jenson and there was no point in risking third place," Alonso explained."Maybe I lost a couple of tenths, but I think the car was a little better at the beginning, with better lap times, and obviously our strategy meant we were a little bit light in the first two stints and I was just a little bit conservative in the last two."
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