Formula one: ‘Alonso’s title bid under threat’

MONZA: Ferrari team chief Stefano Domenicali believes Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen are now a major threat to Fernando Alonso’s hopes of winning a third world championship. Although Spaniard Alonso of Ferrari extended his lead in the drivers’ title race after finishing third in the Italian Grand Prix, Domenicali admitted he was wary of the threat posed by both drivers. Briton Hamilton secured McLaren’s third win on the bounce moving him to second in the standings, while Finn Raikkonen of Lotus finished fifth bumping him up to third. “We need to see race-by-race what is the competitive situation of the car that they are driving,” said Domenicali.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 12^th, 2012.