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I will beat anyone in the same car - Alonso

Fernando Alonso believes he will beat anyone on the F1 grid in the same car at the same time.

The double world champion has not won a race since 2013 having been part of an uncompetitive Ferrari team a year later before moving to McLaren. Despite his recent struggles, Alonso says he still has full confidence that he is able to beat any other driver on the grid in identical machinery.

"I always feel confident about beating anyone," Alonso Sky Sports. "I don't believe that I'm better than anyone on pure speed in qualifying, I don't think I'm better than anyone in wet conditions, dry conditions, qualifying, race. But if you put me in the same car at the same moment and same track as anyone, I think that I will beat them.

"Maybe I'm not best of all sections, but overall I will beat them."

Asked if there is another world championship in him, Alonso replied: "Yeah. Definitely."

And with new regulations set to be introduced in 2017, Alonso is hopeful next season will provide more enjoyment for the drivers.

"Right now I don't think that we are enjoying driving as much as we should do. We cannot be seven or eight seconds slower than 10 years ago. This is not fun to drive.

"You are always saving - saving tyres, saving fuel, saving batteries - it is the opposite of our instinct. I hope next year it returns to a more normal driving style."

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.