F1: Alonso: Three teams to watch

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso dismissed the prospect of a repeat of last year’s seven winners from the first seven races.

Regulation changes prior to the 2012 campaign levelled the playing field to such an extent no one team or driver managed to take the series by the scruff off the neck until deep into the year. The man who ultimately emerged ahead was Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, who claimed his third consecutive drivers’ title, but he was run close by Alonso, who lost on out the crown by just three points.

Alonso was present at Ferrari’s Maranello HQ yesterday as the team took the wraps off their new F138 ahead of the opening race in Australia on March 17.