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Fernando Alonso not giving up on title but says he needs "chaotic" race from seventh

While title rival Vettel says he'll only be looking forwards from fourth

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Fernando Alonso has once again attempted to put a brave face on a disappointing qualifying result but conceded that he needs a "chaotic race" to boost his already outside hopes of winning the championship in Brazil on Sunday.

"We need to push to the maximum, enjoy the rce and, as I said, try to be on the podium." Meanwhile, in the blue corner, Vettel experienced a less than straightforward Q3 of his own after a mistake on his first flying lap in the final stage put him under pressure for the decisive final runs. A tidier lap followed but it was still only good enough for fourth, the German outqualified by his team-mate Mark Webber. The World Champion hinted to Sky Sports F1 afterwards that his earlier error had forced him to take a more measured approach to his final effort than normal. Put to him that he was still four places ahead of Alonso, Vettel replied: "Obviously that's one way to look at it, but overall I think we can be pretty happy. "It was quite close and I would have loved to have done a little bit better job in Q3. I did a mistake on the first run, the second run was quite good, but it was most important to get a lap in. "So I think there was a little bit left on the table but for tomorrow, it's a long race, a lot of things that can happen." Vettel also appeared unflustered about the fact Alonso's wingman Massa will start so close to him on the grid, the World Champion making clear his sights would still be trained forwards and on clinching his third straight title with a victory. "I think if you look in the neighbourhood there's always going to be cars around you so I think it would be boring if it was just me on the grid, or just someone else," he said. "So that's pretty normal, nothing unusual, and we obviously have mirrors on the car but we don't try to use them too much. Our eyes are heading at the front and our target is to win."

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