Fernando Alonso heads into tomorrow's title-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix with a degree of disbelief he still finds himself in contention.
Alonso appreciates that in a Ferrari which has qualified on average this season in sixth position on the grid, realistically he should not be in with a shout of the championship.
But with just 300 kilometres of the season remaining, involving 71 laps of an often unpredictable Interlagos circuit that will take on a different personality if it rains tomorrow, as predicted, Alonso is still in with a shot of glory.
Qualifying again proved to be a tough proposition for Alonso as the 31-year-old could only manage the eighth quickest lap, finishing four places behind title rival Sebastian Vettel in his Red Bull.
Alonso, however, will now start seventh due to Pastor Maldonado being handed a 10-place penalty after missing a weighbridge at the end of Q1.
With the stewards reprimanding the Venezuelan for the third time this campaign, the accumulation automatically incurs the severe grid drop.
Despite the seemingly mountainous task facing Alonso, asked as to his high and low points of the season going into tomorrow's race, he took no time to deliver his...
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