Fernando Alonso's faltering bid for a third title will be hurt if he fails to finish ahead of championship leader Sebastian Vettel at the Italian Grand Prix. Alonso is 46 points behind Vettel in second place, but he'll have the backing of fervent fans on Sunday at Monza -- considered Ferrari's home race. But he will need more than that, as Ferrari must qualify strongly to pressure Vettel on a track where the last three winners and five of the past six started from pole position. Bad news for Alonso, who has not qualified higher than third. Although the Spaniard drove impressively at the Belgian GP two weeks ago, finishing second, he has not won since the Spanish GP in May. 'We need to...
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