Alonso's Friday Dinner - The Humble Pie

Alonso looks like he is going to have the humble pie for dinner tonite.
Before the Euro GP race weekend, Alonso practically ruled out Ferrari as a contender for this race. He also reckoned that Imola was a flash in the pan for Ferrari.
Here , he says "I expect more competition from McLaren than Ferrari this weekend".

Now, after Friday practice sessions, which saw Michael finish ahead of all the racing drivers (testing drivers are in a separate class on Fridays!) in Free Practice 1, and finish just 0.04s behind Alonso in Practice 2. See here for the timings of all drivers.

It does seem that Ferrari are able to sustain their form. Alonso had this to say after the Friday practice (click here for the complete story) : "The pace looks quite good but the times are very close, and we need to do more running to get a clearer picture of who our rivals will be."

Alonso clearly looks rattled !! This is going to get more and more interesting, but this circuit is traditionally a Michelin circuit, so Renault should be able to win here. The important thing really is if Michael and Ferrari can keep up with the pace and challenge them here.
This race could set the tone for the championship.