The claim was made by recently ousted Ferrari F1 technical chief Pat Fry, who indicated that Alonso can cope with a difficult car better than his now former teammate.
In 2015, Alonso will race for McLaren Honda, while Kimi Raikkonen remains at Ferrari where he was joined by four time F1 champ Sebastian Vettel.
Fry also provided insight into Raikkonen’s 2014 season struggles, saying that “There were two issues. The first is that Fernando is more adaptable and the second is that the limitations of the car and tires are especially difficult with Kimi’s driving style“.
“It was the same at McLaren” Fry added. “He was very sensitive to the front of the car – when he and Montoya were together, I think we had about seven different front suspensions for the season. To get the most out of Kimi, you need to give him the car to do it.”
Considering the fact that this year will mark Honda’s first F1 race since 2008, Alonso will definitely need to use all his driving skills in order to keep up with Mercedes.
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