Our motivation is greater than ever - Alonso

As Michael Schumacher is only 2 points behind Fernando Alonso, with only 3 races to go, the championship will have an exciting end. Fernando Alonso has good memories to last year's race at Shanghai and hopes to win the race this weekend.

"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."

"We always knew that it would be very tight at the end of the championship, and I was prepared for this. 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."

"It’s one of the circuits that I enjoy. I have fantastic memories from last year, when we won the constructors’ championship there. It has been designed to give overtaking opportunities, especially at the end of the long back straight, and that helps make the races spectacular. I think we can expect an exciting race."

"We have been saying all year that you cannot predict what will happen on track, with the competition being so close. Instead, we are focused on our objectives, and that means qualifying at the front and winning the race. That will be the target."