Alonso wary of resurgent Ferrari

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McLaren have totally dominated the last three races, but in the two practice sessions at Magny-Cours on Friday, Ferrari were easily out in front, with Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa top of the timesheets respectively.

Alonso said: "Ferrari are stronger here. We'll have to see when we are all on equal fuel levels if they are really as strong as we saw on Friday or whether we will be a bit closer on Sunday. I think they have definitely improved their car a lot, so it will be very difficult to beat them, but of course we will try."

After back-to-back wins in Canada and the United States, Lewis Hamilton is far from ruling out a hat-trick of grand prix wins, despite Ferrari's apparent resurgence.

The 22-year-old, who goes into Sunday's race with a 10-point lead over Alonso, said: "We still have one of the fastest cars here, so I'm not at all worried. I've a great feeling about this weekend, and I think it will go well. We have a great car underneath us."