Fernando Alonso has threatened to re-fire tensions with McLaren mere days ahead of the team’s home British grand prix.
Lagging his rookie teammate Lewis Hamilton by 14 points, the reigning world champion said his Woking based bosses would prefer if the British superstar won this Sunday at Silverstone.
“I think that, yes, they will prefer that and I don’t think there will be any argument (about it),” Alonso, 25, said.
“We will be in England and we have a Spanish driver and an English driver and the Englishman is leading the championship.
“So if he wins it will help the team. The team wanted me to win in Barcelona and they will want Hamilton to win at Silverstone, but I hope things will get back to being how they were in Barcelona.”
Despite McLaren’s apparent wishes, however, Alonso vowed to be ready to pounce on any overdue misfortune experienced by Hamilton at his home race.
He added: “It will be a difficult weekend. Maybe it will be raining and I hope I can reduce the advantage.”
But the Spaniard also admitted that Ferrari took a genuine step forward in performance at Magny Cours, which could complicate McLaren’s quest for victory.
“They are the clear favourites for victory at Silverstone,” Alonso is quoted as saying by Diario As. “In the Silverstone test and at the last race they were quicker than us.”
