Alonso demands more pace

A realistic Fernando Alonso called for more speed for his Ferrari after finishing a fighting second in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

The two-time world champion said that on another track he may have been unable to defend against Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull and would have finished third.

Alonso said: “We were clearly slower than both Red Bulls all weekend. It was no surprise in the race.

“We felt very slow compared to them, but thanks maybe to the layout of the track and difficulties in overtaking we were able to stay consistent and finish in second.

“It’s good for us, but we know we need to improve race pace and qualifying pace. This time we were not quick enough to fight with Red Bull so we need to be realistic about what we did.”