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Piquet ahead of Alonso in Britain

The Renault team experienced another disappointing afternoon in England as Nelson Piquet and Fernando Alonso finished the British Grand Prix in twelfth and fourteenth positions. After an entertaining battle with former McLaren team-mate and reigning Champion Lewis Hamilton, Spain's Alonso had a frustrating race to fall two places behind his team-mate.

Both Renaults were involved in an exciting fight with Lewis Hamilton

From tenth on the grid, the former double Champion had dropped four places by the end of Round 8. "Our chance to score points today was over at the start as we lost two positions and I was stuck behind Heidfeld who was heavy on fuel, which cost us a lot of time," explained Fernando. "Although I had some good fights around the track, I'm obviously frustrated with the poor result and it's clear we need to improve on all fronts before Germany."

In the team's second car was Brazil's Nelson Piquet, who finished ahead of his team-mate at the British Grand Prix for the second year running. "The overall result is disappointing today, but I think I had a solid race," said the 23-year-old son of the same-named 3-time World Champion. "It's clear that we must continue to work hard and hopefully introduce some new upgrades in time for the next race in a few weeks' time; I know that I can be competitive if the car is good, however it's down to me to improve my performance in qualifying."

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