14 Mar 2010

Alonso happy at Ferrari

6:03 pm on 14 March 2010

Formula One driver Fernando Alonso says he's in a good place with his new Ferrari team heading into this weekend's first race of the season in Bahrain.

The Spaniard has been keen to play down expectations of winning another championship and says it will take 10 months of hard work to secure a third world title.

But Alonso has been more than happy to talk about how at home he feels with the Ferrari team and fellow driver Felipe Massa.

Germany's Sebastian Vettel has qualfied in pole position for Monday morning's race, with Alonso third and Massa second.

Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher qualified seventh.