18-07-2005, 07:45 PM
Ok, depois duma pequena provocação em Espanhol, cá vai a mesma notícia mas, com uma origem diferente:
FISICHELLA - NO FAVOURITISM IN RENAULT
Renault driver Giancarlo Fisichella has strongly denied suggestions he is being forced to play second fiddle to team-mate and world championship leader Fernando Alonso.
Fisichella has struggled this season in comparison to Alonso, who currently leads the Formula One drivers' standings by 26 points ahead of McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen.
Since a season-opening victory at the Australian Grand Prix, Fisichella has not even been on the podium, taking a meagre 15 points to trail Alonso by a staggering 52.
That is despite the Renault, along with the McLaren, being the class act of the season as the rest of the field - including the Ferraris - have been left trailing.
Ahead of this weekend's German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, Fisichella insists there is no favouritism within the team, despite suggestions to the contrary.
"It is really frustrating for me to hear that, and for the whole team as well," said the Italian.
"I don't understand how people can think when you are trying to win the constructors' championship, you would favour one car over another.
"People outside the team do not see what happens inside, how hard we all work together to improve the car, how we do 700km each day at tests, the meetings at the factory, and the effort of all the designers, engineers, mechanics to score as many points as possible.
"I know they are supporting me 100% and we work as a team. In the end, that is what matters."
Fisichella is confident he will also win more races before the season is over, pushing Alonso who this year has won five grands prix and been on the podium on three other occasions.
"Things look very promising for us," added Fisichella. "We had a new engine spec in Silverstone that we will be improving through the summer, and there are new developments on the car at every race, with parts coming for Germany as well.
"McLaren made a good step forward earlier in the season, but I think it is very close between us both now. Maybe they are quicker, but not by much.
"Certainly we have a very good chance to fight for the win at every race we go to, so that will be my aim, to score a lot of points for the team, to keep Renault ahead in the constructors' championship - and to win more races!
"I am certain I will have the chance to do that before the end of the year."
NOTA: A fonte é http://www.sportinglife.com/formula1/news/...Fisichella.html
Quanto ao resto, a minha preferência nessa parte do mundo (Oceânia) vai para as Australianas...
FISICHELLA - NO FAVOURITISM IN RENAULT
Renault driver Giancarlo Fisichella has strongly denied suggestions he is being forced to play second fiddle to team-mate and world championship leader Fernando Alonso.
Fisichella has struggled this season in comparison to Alonso, who currently leads the Formula One drivers' standings by 26 points ahead of McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen.
Since a season-opening victory at the Australian Grand Prix, Fisichella has not even been on the podium, taking a meagre 15 points to trail Alonso by a staggering 52.
That is despite the Renault, along with the McLaren, being the class act of the season as the rest of the field - including the Ferraris - have been left trailing.
Ahead of this weekend's German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, Fisichella insists there is no favouritism within the team, despite suggestions to the contrary.
"It is really frustrating for me to hear that, and for the whole team as well," said the Italian.
"I don't understand how people can think when you are trying to win the constructors' championship, you would favour one car over another.
"People outside the team do not see what happens inside, how hard we all work together to improve the car, how we do 700km each day at tests, the meetings at the factory, and the effort of all the designers, engineers, mechanics to score as many points as possible.
"I know they are supporting me 100% and we work as a team. In the end, that is what matters."
Fisichella is confident he will also win more races before the season is over, pushing Alonso who this year has won five grands prix and been on the podium on three other occasions.
"Things look very promising for us," added Fisichella. "We had a new engine spec in Silverstone that we will be improving through the summer, and there are new developments on the car at every race, with parts coming for Germany as well.
"McLaren made a good step forward earlier in the season, but I think it is very close between us both now. Maybe they are quicker, but not by much.
"Certainly we have a very good chance to fight for the win at every race we go to, so that will be my aim, to score a lot of points for the team, to keep Renault ahead in the constructors' championship - and to win more races!
"I am certain I will have the chance to do that before the end of the year."
NOTA: A fonte é http://www.sportinglife.com/formula1/news/...Fisichella.html
Quanto ao resto, a minha preferência nessa parte do mundo (Oceânia) vai para as Australianas...
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