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The two-times Formula 1 World Champion, the Spaniard Fernando Alonso and the Brazilian Nelsinho Piquet will be the two official Renault drivers for the 2008 season; replacing the Italian Giancarlo Fisichella and the Finnish Heikki Kovalainen; this has already been announced to the AFP in Spain. Renault’s spokesman did not refer to the contracts duration or gave any details that could compromise them.
In an interview with the French motor-racing official web page, Alonso stated ”I’m very happy by signing with Renault. Everyone knows is a great team and what they have achieved in the Formula One. In the 2005 and 2006 seasons the team won the world championship and I would like to be part of that success”.
For a long time now, it has been announced on the Spaniard’s web page his return to Renault assuring his comeback ”to his origins”.
Alonso affirmed Renault is a team ”that knows what it takes to win.” He also stated that ”the decision to elect a team did not take more than one week; my people as well as myself know what we wanted”.
A few weeks ago, Alonso, 26-year-old abandoned the McLaren-Mercedes team after one season marked by the constant troubles with the head leaders, besides the Ferrari’s espionage case and the worst of all the very obvious rivalry with his team-mate, the British Lewis Hamilton.
Alonso, a two-time world champion (2005 and 2006) returns to the team with which he lived his Formula One best seasons. He makes his final decision once the FIA decided not to sanction Renault due to a non-clear espionage case involving the McLaren team.
Alonso did not give an extend declaration about the issue in question. “I am one of the 22 privileged ones that can drive a single-seater each year and I’m still even more fortunate to be able to abandon a great team and enter another one. Many drivers have never been able to run in the highest category”.
Alonso will drive next to Nelsinho Piquet, son of the three-time World Champion Nélson Piquet (1981, 1983, 1987), who was Renault’s tester pilot last season. Renault’s test driver position will be occupied by the French driver Romain Grosjean, Formula 3 Euroseries 2007 Champion.
Piquet made a written statement on his web page ”A fantastic opportunity to debut in Formula 1 was offered to me by one of the best motor-racing teams as well as next to one of the best drivers. It is something for which I have worked a lot and I’m proud that my hard work has been noticed allowing me to achieve this position”.
Next January 31st; Renault will officially present the R28 single-seater in Paris with which will run for the 2008 F1 Championship season.
Do u find the more Fernando Alonso is under pressure especially from his team mate the More you dis like him?
For example the earlist i have found that alonso is a rubbish champion was a couple of years ago when ferrari were low in performance but as he moved to McLaren this season i thought he would be a better racer but as Hamilton has shined more than him and acheved more especially from canada to especially hungary he has lots his focus and started racing dirty
I don’t think the pressure comes from Lewis, I think it comes from Fernando himself. I mean, in his eyes, he moved to McLaren thinking he would be the clear number one driver since Lewis is a rookie….and it hasn’t turend out like that.
Fernando is putting the pressure on himself (which is a lot more than any other person can put on him) and he is trying to do what he thinks is right to gain an advantage over his teammate.
He’s still only 26 years old (and twice WC already) remember….people do silly things when they’re young.
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