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Ferrari baffled by Red Bull's pace - Alonso

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Fernando Alonso: "It is incredibly difficult to figure out why the competition is better here and there" © Getty Images
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Fernando Alonso has admitted Ferrari is at a loss to explain the dominance of Red Bull this season.

Red Bull has been on pole at every race so far and has won three of the first six grand prix. Earlier in the season it was believed that the secret of its success was some sort of active suspension, but the car remained at the front after the FIA confirmed such technology was banned.

Asked for his opinion about why the RB6 is so quick, Alonso told Die Welt: "It would be nice if we knew that. It is incredibly difficult to figure out why the competition is better here and there. And so it is hard to copy them."

He admitted that emulating the designs of rival teams is commonplace in Formula One.

"It can be," Alonso added. "But whether it always works is a different matter, because every team also has its own design philosophy into which fits the next elements. It means that you have to develop better in your own direction."

Red Bull's Mark Webber, the back-to-back winner from pole in Spain and Monaco, insists it is too early to conclude that his team is now a shoo-in for the title.

"I understand you guys [reporters] have to write stuff but no one knows who is going to be in the hunt with a few races to go," said the Australian.

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