Still seven races to go - Alonso

Double World Champion, Fernando Alonso, achieved his third win with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes at the 2007 European Grand Prix at Nürbürgring and afterwards he answered a few questions as to how the race went.

"I think the race was very exciting - to drive and also to watch, from the outside, I hope. It’s true that we had very different conditions. The first three laps were unbelievable. It was so wet and we were aquaplaning everywhere. The safety car came out and we stopped the race because it was impossible. Then, yes in dry conditions I think the Ferraris were a little bit quicker than us, so we probably didn’t have enough pace. And yeah, the rain at the end helped us a lot and our car seemed to be a little bit better in wet conditions and luckily enough I had six laps to try to overtake Felipe."

"Yeah, it was so close. The racing line was getting drier so to overtake you needed to go a little bit on the outside or the inside, on the wet part. We touched each other twice and I was so stressed when I finished the race because we nearly didn’t finish. Now I am enjoying the victory."

"I enjoyed the race so much because I like the different weather conditions. I always enjoy these types of races and at one point, when I was second, I said maybe it’s not the right time to rain, because I was happy with second place. Lewis was out of the points and Kimi as well, so for me eight points was good enough. But then, obviously now with the final result, I like the rain, there’s no doubt. Always when it rains, I’m quite happy and I have some fun. On the podium I was so happy because the race was quite exciting."

"No, not at all. I have said many times, the championship is very long and there are still seven races to go. So every weekend is unpredictable. Even here Ferrari is very, very quick and they were quicker than us on track conditions in normal conditions. Suddenly you have a mechanical problem in Kimi’s car and you have rain at the end and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes wins the race. This is motor racing and in the next seven races I would not put any money on any driver, anyone can win because the races are a bit unpredictable. Knowing that I approach every race always thinking to do my best. Sometimes you have a better result, sometimes not so good. If I am at two points now, then in Hungary I will do my best. Hopefully I can keep scoring more points than the leader."