He remained with Ferrari for . Alonso expressed confidence he could perform better due to the recruitment of aerodynamicists to Ferrari: "We can be faster or slower [than the others] but not 1.5 or two seconds off the pace, because it was a record what we had last year. It is maybe impossible to be worse than last year, so I am confident." The Ferrari F138 was designed aggressively and Alonso won in China and Spain. He consistently accumulated points thereafter; Alonso was slower than Vettel after a change of tyre compounds at the and developmental frontal and rear bodywork components intended to improve his car's performance was ineffective. He was runner-up to Vettel for the third time in his career with 242 points.