Ferrari must produce results 

Fernando Alonso says a redesigned Ferrari car must give the team a major step forward at the next race in Spain if he is to fight for the title.

The double champion, whose car has been uncompetitive so 

far this year, has this week tested revised rear bodywork,

 which is part of a major upgrade.

"We were on average 0.8-0.9 seconds off the top guys in the

 first four races," he said.

"We need to reduce this immediately if we want to fight for the

 championship."

Alonso added: "Barcelona is one of the most important steps we

 have to do. We must do it."

The new bodywork, which also features a revised exhaust position,

 is just the first step in a series of upgrades due on the Ferrari.

New front and rear wings and a revised diffuser are also due for the 

Spanish Grand Prix on 13-15 May before further changes at the

 subsequent races in Canada and Valencia. Monaco is between 

Spain and Canada.

Alonso has won widespread praise for some superb driving that 

has enabled him to be fifth in the championship, only 10 points 

off Red Bull's leader Sebastian Vettel, after the first four races, 

despite having an uncompetitive car.

carrier and life of Fernando Alonso

He has qualified no higher than ninth, having struggled to

 get into the final top-10 shoot-out in all races, yet he won 

in mixed conditions in Malaysia and scored points in Australia, 

China and Bahrain.

He said after testing the upgrade at Mugello in Italy: 

"We know there is no magic button that in Barcelona

 we will be on pole position because everybody 

will improve their cars as well, but we need to

 reduce this gap.

"Barcelona has to be the first step, in Canada 

the second step, Valencia third and then be 

close to them.

"We cannot be fighting for Q3 if we want to be 

fighting for the championship.

"We are curious to see how much we can improve the

 car and how much the others improve theirs and

 hopefully our step is bigger."

The new Ferrari design makes the rear bodywork, 

in front of and between the rear wheels, much more

 tightly waisted than before.

It has the benefit of less bodywork obstructing the 

critical 'coke-bottle' area at the rear, where the

 bodywork sweeps inwards towards the back of the car.

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