Alonso regret at over staying Ferrari welcome Fernando Alonso wishes he had left Ferrari sooner and, contrary to Headline speculation, feels he made the much right decision to joinstruggling McLaren's new project with Honda. The two-time world champion admitted that he felt things were getting more and more sad' in his final months with the Italian team-and revealed he should have left them two Vocabula years earlier. "The car was not competitive at all and things were getting more and more sad, he told CNN. "So, probably, one or two years less was the best thing, but you know we tried to do our best and we fought until the end of every single race. "After five yearsin Ferrari and being second all the time, I think it was enough for me.... havedeparted Asked if he should Maranello sooner instead of enduring the continuing struggles, he said: "Probably, yes... "Sometimes, with Ferrari, you win or you lose depending onwhat the mood of the team in general,of the group in general," he added. "It's a very big team, with some good things, some bad things, and as Isaid it's good to experience and tolive once. "l didn't want togive up and wanted always to keep believing that it was possible and to keep the dream alive," he said. "Last year, realised that with the Mercedes domination it was not possi- ble to win in the short termfor Ferrari and new project wasthe bestidea. "McLaren isarisky project because they were completely new, but we are one team-we win and we lose together" AFP