Alonso aims to put Bahrain behind

"I'm trying to forget. It was a bad weekend and a bad race, it unfortunately happens," said Alonso in a press conference ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.

"Normally it happens, one or two (bad races) a year, you never get a perfect balance in the car, you never get confidence in the car and you lose a little bit of points.

"This happens to everybody, normally in a season in 17 races it will happen to everybody. I will try and score as many points as I could to try and win the championship."

The McLaren driver finished a disappointing fifth in the Sakhir race, while his teammate Lewis Hamilton finished second behind Ferrari's Felipe Massa.

Despite the result, Alonso left Bahrain tied in the lead of the championship, and arrives in Spain on top of the standings for the third year running.

"It is the third consecutive year that I arrive leading the championship so for me it is something very special, it is the same as previous years," he said.

"It is normally the four or fifth race of championship so it's difficult to get stressed out or nervous as it is only the beginning of the championship.

"These races are more fun than the final races where you can be more tense."

The Spaniard admits he is unsure about his chances of repeating last year's win, as he is uncertain about Ferrari's form following last week's test.

"We don't know, nobody knows at the moment," he added. "Tomorrow will be not perfect day to see. Fridays we are a little bit confusing. We have to wait for Saturday afternoon after qualifying, Q1 and Q2 with low fuel, and until that moment we won't see how quick is our car compared to Ferrari.

"We have worked hard and improved the car, but everyone does the same. We will see how everyone improves the car compared to the others."