Double world champion Fernando Alonso has hailed the new Ferrari F10 as the best car he has ever driven.
The Spaniard, who joined the Scuderia at the end of last season, spent Friday and Saturday putting the car through its paces at Jerez.
Alonso was 1.5 seconds slower than McLaren in last week's Jerez's test, but he explained that Ferrari were yet to show their true potential.
"This is the best car I've ever had," said the 28-year-old, who won the world title in 2005 and 2006 with Renault.
"Red Bull, McLaren and Renault have been very quick and have shown their cards, while we are still hiding ours."
World champion Jenson Button clocked the fastest time in Jerez, while Alonso was quickest in Valencia.
Alonso was respectively second and sixth quickest overall on his days in the cockpit but nevertheless put in some impressive times during his long-distance runs as Ferrari focused on race simulations.
And the 28-year-old former Minardi, Renault and McLaren driver reckons the car performs better than any other he has driven at a similar stage of development.
"There are no reasons to be pessimistic," the double World Champion told the Spanish media. "As of today, this is the best car I've ever had.
The final test takes place at Barcelona next week before the season-opening race in Bahrain on 14 March.
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