- 01 Dec 10, 15:18#228049
Was your gap to him in Germany a point of pride too?
Fernando Alonso admits that the comprehensive manner in which he beat team-mate Felipe Massa during the 2010 season is a sign of the good form he was in.
Alonso, the Championship runner-up, finished four places ahead of Massa in the Driver's standings, with a gap of 108 points separating the two. Alonso also out-qualified the Brazilian on 15 out of 19 occasions, achieved ten podium positions to Massa's five and won five races, a feat his team-mate wasn't able to achieve.
"It's probably the biggest gap that I have ever had to a team-mate and that makes me happy because of the results that I've had over the past years," Alonso told Onda Cero radio station.
"My level of driving is better than ever and I hope I can keep it up next year."
Heading into the final race of the season as the Championship leader, it was obviously a great disappointment to Alonso that he was not able to claim his third World title. However, the 29-year-old insists he has put it behind him, instead focusing on the many positives from his first year with the Italian team.
"Over the first few days you always think about the [final] race," he explained.
"Then you start to focus on your next goal. In any case, the balance of my first year with Ferrari is unbeatable.
"In 2009 I was on the podium once and Ferrari was only average with a car that was not too competitive. In 2010 we started pretty strongly in the first race, we won five grands prix and we scored a good amount of points.
"Everything has gone better than expected in this great family that is Ferrari. It has been a wonderful year for me," he added.
Was your gap to him in Germany a point of pride too?
Ouch, 
and my father lived in Spain and has taught me some Spanish thank You very much 
But I never translated it, the person that did obviously knows Spanish so I don't see how anything could be misinterpreted unless they don't know the language well enough! 