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Alonso gives Renault hope
19 July 2008 / Results / PhotosIt was a case of contrasting fortunes for the Renault team this afternoon as Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet qualified in 5th and 17th places respectively for tomorrow's German Grand Prix in Hockenheim.
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"Our performance today is a nice surprise because we still had some doubts this morning and the first two parts of qualifying were not easy, and the field was very closely matched, as Nelson found out," Alonso said. "The track conditions were slightly different to this morning and there was a bit more wind. We must now aim to maintain this pace in the race, which has been our weak point so far, and, if we can do that, we can hope to have a great result in the race tomorrow."
Nelson Piquet commented, "After a very promising practice session this morning, I am of course disappointed not to have passed through the first stage of qualifying. During my lap, Vettel was in front of me, which unsettled me a little, although the FIA felt that he did not impede me."
Engineering director Pat Symonds added, "Fernando ran some excellent laps in Q2 and Q3 and we are confident that our third row starting position has been achieved with a competitive fuel load. Nelson had some difficulties in the first part of qualifying, but we expect him to have a solid race. The weather predictions seem to be better for tomorrow and so we are looking forward to a good race."
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