Fernando Alonso says Ferrari feels "much more optimistic" after he secured second place in the Australian Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel's dominant pole position saw the reigning champion start the race as heavy favourite, but it was Kimi Raikkonen who came through to take victory ahead of Alonso and Vettel. Alonso described second place as "fantastic" and with team-mate Felipe Massa finishing fourth he believes Ferrari has proven itself to be primed for a title challenge. "Obviously it was a fantastic race for us, fighting all through the race," Alonso said. "Today we had to put on a show for everybody and I think we did it because the race was action...
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