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Fourth pole position in a row for Alonso

In Saturday's British Grand Prix qualifying session Fernando Alonso scored his fourth pole position in a row. The Spaniard saw his team mate Giancarlo Fisichella qualify himself in fifth position.

Fernando Alonso commented about his pole position: "I was really pleased to get pole today - my fourth in a row. I made a little mistake on my first flying lap in the super-pole and I knew it was close with Michael. So we fitted another set of tyres, and I managed to do a better lap. I think conditions out there today were quite difficult for everybody, so we made some changes to the car before the session that gave us some more grip, and stabilised the car balance a little bit."

"Tomorrow's race is going to be interesting because nobody has really done any long runs, so I think there may be some surprises with the tyres. So far, though, the Michelin tyres have been excellent and I am confident. This a great pole for the team, because it proves that Renault is not relaxing - we are taking the fight to Ferrari." 

Giancarlo Fisichella commented on his qualifying performance: "We made some changes to the car before qualifying and the car was on an edge in the first sector. I couldn't attack the quick corners properly and I was losing time in the first sector. So fifth is a bit disappointing, because we had a front row car today. Even so, I am still in a strong position, and very optimistic for tomorrow's race."

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