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Renault claims final point

The Renault Formula 1 team scored Sunday's final point as Fernando Alonso finished the Malaysian Grand Prix in eighth position. The Spaniard completed his race without any incidents. Team mate Nelson Piquet jr. finished his first Formula 1 race, the Brazilian finished in eleventh.

Alonso lost ground at the start during a frantic opening lap but recovered to claim the final point in the end. Speaking about his race he said: "I did the best that I could today and I scored the final point. We were able see that in normal race conditions we are a little far away in terms of performance. Our goal for the moment is to try and score points at each race and to work hard in the next tests so that we can perform better."

Piquet reached the finish of his second grand prix, bringing his Renault R28 home just outside the top ten. The young Brazilian will look to build on the valuable experience he has gained as the team travel to Bahrain for the next Grand Prix in two weeks time. "I am happy to have finished the race as this was my first objective after the race in Melbourne," he said after the race. "I have learned a lot today and I recognise that the group we are fighting with is very competitive and that you have to drive the perfect race, but I finished close to my teammate and that is encouraging for me. The race was difficult and the car is still not competitive enough, but I am making progress and I hope to continue that at the next race in Bahrain."

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