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The 23-year-old German joined the team this year on three occasions in Friday's free practice and showed a strong performance. The team simply cannot compete with the money being invested by manufacturers. I am very much looking forward to driving the car for the first time when winter testing begins. These pre-race events had already set the heart rate of the GP race fan soaring, but what we did not expect was for the racing to be just if not more compelling. Ferrari and other teams have already threatened to leave if a standardized engine is mandated.

Hopefully we won't have to hold too much back at all, we can get into it and show what the car can really do here in the first race in Melbourne, Webber said. Alonso looked particularly optimistic at the closing press conference for the Brazilian Grand Prix, which makes you think Renault could be a serious player again in 2009. This year's F1 Grand Prix in Valencia was a nail-biter, but in the end Ferrari's Felipe Massa walked away victorious. In addition to his regular testing duties, Christian will attend Grands Prix with the team and will be on stand-by if required to substitute for either race driver in a Grand Prix at short notice.

There aren't many people though that expects Renault to continue at such a high performance as they did in 2005 and 2006. After his ill-fated pit stop, his engine failed, forcing him to retire from Valencia's Grand Prix. Even with the problems in the pit, the Grand Prix was an incredible race. Sutil furthermore won Japanese F3 series after dominating the season. Kimi Raikkonen expects his main rival for the 2007 championship to be his new Ferrari team mate, Felipe Massa - not reigning double-champion Fernando Alonso. BMW Sauber F1 driver Nick Heidfeld has high expectations on next year's season.

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