Fernando Alonso: We deserve these results.

      During the race at Imola, Fernando Alonso, upset during radio conversations with the team, called himself the unluckiest driver in the world. On Thursday in Monaco, the Aston Martin racer explained that he did not consider himself such, and all the problems were related to the lack of speed of the car.

      "I don't believe in such things," Fernando began by answering the question of whether it was time for him to get a mascot or start praying for his luck to return. – We probably deserve such results. Yes, we've had a lot of bad luck, but the main reason this year is that we're uncompetitive.

      When you have a fast car, any strategy works, and driving a safety car creates problems, if at all, then small ones. But when you're uncompetitive, anything can ruin your chances of earning points.

      We had opportunities to score points in seven races, but a lot of things got in the way. In Australia, I made a mistake and flew into gravel. In China, three people were disqualified, and we could have scored points, but on the second lap my brakes caught fire, so I had to get off. And we were uncompetitive in many races.

      It's all frustrating, but we're discussing it in detail with my race engineer and the team. We're talking about the fact that we don't have enough speed, we're talking about the fact that we could have scored our first points in Imola. When I say something to the team on the radio, these words don't make sense out of context, but this is a common situation in Formula 1.

      But I don't consider myself unlucky. I won two Formula 1 titles, won Le Mans twice, became the WEC champion and the 24 Hours of Daintona. If I'm unlucky, I'm afraid to imagine who the other 18 riders are."