Alonso mocks Massa, says he can’t sleep

April 12, 2013 08:33 am | Updated 08:44 am IST - SHANGHAI

Ferrari teammates Felipe Massa (L) and Fernando Alonso.

Ferrari teammates Felipe Massa (L) and Fernando Alonso.

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso has responded sarcastically to the qualifying edge currently enjoyed by his teammate Felipe Massa, saying he can’t sleep and is losing his hair.

Massa has qualified ahead of Alonso in the past four races the first two this season and the last two of 2012 and if he does it again at Sunday’s Formula One Chinese Grand Prix it will represent the first time in Alonso’s career that he has been out-qualified by a teammate five straight times.

Asked about the statistic, Alonso quipped - “I haven’t slept since Australia. I’m only eating white rice. I’m losing my hair. A huge drama.”

“After 200 races, it’s very surprising that two qualifying sessions matter so much. I’m pleased that it’s so important, because it means that when I finish ahead of him it will mean I have done a stratospheric lap. We’ll see if I can pull that magic here or later this year.”

Alonso said qualifying was of decreasing importance in F1’s Pirelli tyre era, with more emphasis placed upon tyre management.

“There were years when it was vital to start from the first row or from pole position, but since Pirelli arrived qualifying has become less and less important,” Alonso said.

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