Fernando Alonso believes he can carry Ferrari’s form over from the last two races and into the European GP this weekend as the most decorated team on the paddock go in search of their maiden race win in 2011.

The Suderia endured a difficult start to the season with both Alonso and team-mate Felipe Massa well off the pace of the leading pack.

President Luca di Montezemolo admitting after the Chinese Grand Prix earlier this season that the famous marque “cannot and must not” keep turning out the same sub-par performances this season.

However Alonso has led the recovery after problems with the Ferrari’s wind tunnel were revealed to be the reason why the team were not as quick as they should be and has started to deliver the results expected of them.

The Spaniard grabbed two podium finishes in Turkey and at the Monaco Grand Prix and looked set to push Sebastian Vettel all the way at the Canadian Grand Prix two weeks ago after qualifying in 2^nd place before a collision with Jenson Button ended his race early.

Now the two-time world champion believes Ferrari are ready to continue their recent run of improved form and  win their first race of the season.

“I would be more than happy if last year’s misfortune was paid back now! In fact, it seems that in general so far this season, luck has not come our way: in the race in Montreal, not one damned thing went right.” – Fernando Alonso

“I know that our fans are eagerly awaiting our first win of the season and I can assure you that the same goes for us,” Alonso wrote on Ferrari’s website.

“At the last two races, we showed we were clearly capable of winning and, especially in Monaco, we came pretty close, although I believe that even in Canada I could have fought for it all the way to the end, given what we had seen in qualifying.

“Now we go to a track with reasonably similar characteristics to Montreal and there is no obvious reason why we should not be competitive here too.”

Before his coming together with Button in Montreal, Alsonso was the victim of a mix-up in the pit lane as both he and Massa came in at the same time, with the Spaniard losing valuable time and positions as he waited behind the Brazilian.

He also led the way after a spectacular start to the Spanish Grand Prix but fell victim to traffic as Sebastian Vettel passed him after the first round of stops before the Ferrari driver gradually fell down the pecking order, and believes he is due a slice of good fortune this weekend.

“I always believe that luck and bad luck balance out by the end of the season and maybe this unwritten rule also applies to race tracks,” he said.

“If that’s the case, I would be more than happy if last year’s misfortune was paid back now! In fact, it seems that in general so far this season, luck has not come our way: in the race in Montreal, not one damned thing went right.” He added.

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