Alonso: "I don't fear Vettel"

[Big Ben]

he obviously should have said "I can't sleep at the thought of it".

[Big Ben]

I'm sure Alonso is annoyed as hell that Vettel won... It all came down to luck really... Vettel had the good and Alonso the bad luck in 2010.

well... I'm sure he's some nice place now enjoying his millions... living the dream... like they all do

[Robinho]

Just because he's a double world champion doesn't mean everything he says is therefore a masterclass in psychological warfare. I'm pretty sure someone posed him the question of Vettel joining Ferrari, and he just said what he thought. Nothing more.

I'm not saying it is that, i'm far from the man's biggest fan, but look at every statement made by any of the top drivers and even the most complementary ones normally contain a dig at someone else in a bid to gain some kind of superiority. This is another of those. on the face of it a simple statement of intent, i'm not scared of anyone and can measure myself against any teammate. read a little deeper and you can filter out a lot of intent to unsettle other drivers/teams

[Tazio]

Why should Fred fear Vettel who beat him by such a small margine, while driving a vastly superior car. paaleeze

[DexDexter]

Why should Fred fear Vettel who beat him by such a small margine, while driving a vastly superior car. paaleeze

Because he beat him.

[gloomyDAY]

Because he beat him.

Precisely. Fair and square.

What Alonso is saying and thinking are completely different things. In his head there are probably murmurs stating, "This Vettel guy is good. Can I beat him?" Takes a little quip like that to see how insecure Alonso is about his rivals.

[Tazio]

Because he beat him.

OK than using your logic Heikki must soil himself every time he hears the name Jaime Alguersuari
since he outscored him by more points than the afore mentioned drivers.
Get real people these guys didn't get where they are by fearing their competition.

[driveace]

Precisely. Fair and square.

What Alonso is saying and thinking are completely different things. In his head there are probably murmurs stating, "This Vettel guy is good. Can I beat him?" Takes a little quip like that to see how insecure Alonso is about his rivals.

Well he was beaten by a superior driver,wether it was a small margin or not,does not matter,so he should be,and Vettel will now have bags more confidence,and we may now see him drive to a higher level,if red Bull can give him the right car.

[Mia 01]

Ofcourse Alonso fears Seb, h´s not stupid that way.

On the other hand, Seb is not fearing Alonso, (IMO). Seb in Neweys new car will be a very tough competitior, I´m afraid noone can beat him.

[Anubis]

I'm sure Alonso is annoyed as hell that Vettel won... It all came down to luck really... Vettel had the good and Alonso the bad luck in 2010.

I'm no fan of either of them, but I'm struggling with that statement. Vettel had a puncture at Silverstone, an assortment of mechanical failures and two stupid collisions, so he hardly had all the good luck. Alonso had his fair share of problems, some more self (or team) inflicted than others, but he also had a completely neutered team mate and got gifted a win along the way, whereas Vettel actually had to fight Webber, Red Bull politics notwithstanding. I'm not sure luck really came into it.