Points leader staying with strategy despite shrinking lead

Alonso not changing ways

YEONGAM, South Korea – Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso sees no reason to change his attacking tactics at this weekend's Korean Grand Prix, even though his lead in the Formula One drivers' championship has been reduced to just four points over defending champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull.

Alonso has won three races this year but hasn't taken the checkered flag since the German GP in July. His lead was slashed further when he crashed out at the first turn of last weekend's Japanese GP, where Vettel earned a second consecutive victory.

"We've been attacking all races, the approach to all races is to get maximum points," Alonso said Thursday. "Sometimes we've been on the podium, sometimes fourth or fifth. We can't overdrive or over-do what is needed for us. This will not change now."

Story Archived

Only the most recent 7 days of articles are available for free. For articles older than 7 days there is a small fee for retrieval from our archive. If you are a registered member of the site, the content is free just by signing in below.

Please sign in with your Comment Member ID and password.

Did you purchase access?

Member ID:
Password:
Forgot Your Password?
Register to comment.

Purchase Access
To allow for flexibility, we offer a variety of options for purchasing articles:
Purchase options


Having trouble?

If you have any technical difficulties, either with your username and password or with the payment options, please contact us by e-mail at archivedesk@shawmedia.com

Blogs

» Out Here
Out Here

Good or bad? Depends on who you ask

Sometimes readers ask for more good news in the paper. They say we in the media only cover the bad. But one person's positive is another's negative.
» Extra! Extra! - A blog by Chris Heimerman
Extra! Extra! - A blog by Chris Heimerman

My kind of game

I would have gladly paid to take in the game I covered Saturday morning in Morrison.

Reader Poll

Memorial Day weekend heralds the arrival of summer vacation season. How much time do you plan to spend on vacation?

1 week
2 weeks
3 or more weeks
No vacation this year