Ferrari are bringing upgrades to Silverstone but their driver Fernando Alonso has warned that the circuit may not be suited to their F10.

The Spaniard said: “The track seems reasonably similar to the way it was, with a lot of very fast corners, which will not suit us that much.” However the two-time world champion stays optimistic ahead of this weekend’s Grand Prix: “It’s a fact that the configuration of the F10 seen in Valencia should give us a boost in these quick corners, so it is best to wait and see where we will be: I remain optimistic. Then, there is always a chance of rain playing its part at Silverstone. I would be very surprised to have a completely dry weekend and we will be ready to tackle any situation that comes our way.”

Felipe Massa gave his views on the new Arena circuit layout at Silverstone: “I watched the MotoGP race there on television a few weeks ago and my impression is that the new track layout is very different to the old one with some of the new ‘slow’ corners even slower than before. We will have to learn the handful of new corners on Friday, to judge if we need to make significant changes to the type of set-up we have run here in other years, although much of the data we have from the past will still be relevant as several sections are much the same as before. It means that when I walk the track on Thursday with my engineers, as we do at every race, it will be a bit more important than usual.”

Ferrari have been having a tough year so far and have only won one Grand Prix at the season opener in Bahrain, and are currently sat 3rd in the constructors championship, behind McLaren and Red Bull.