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Fernando Alonso fastest in practice at Montmeló yesterday
By h.b.
Apr 17, 2008 - 7:39 AM

Fernando Alonso was the fastest in practice at the Montmeló circuit near Barcelona yesterday, in what was a dramatic improvement for Renault following aerodynamic changes to the design of the new R28 car.

In the three days of practice at the track only Felipe Massa had recorded a faster time than that of Alonso yesterday, who clocked a 1:18.483.

The improvement came for the driver from Asturias on slick tyres however, which are banned in races this year.
Second in practice yesterday was Michael Schumacher at just under a second behind.

The top ten times in yesterday’s session:
1. FERNANDO ALONSO (Renault) 1:18.483 - 64 laps
2. Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) 1:19.323 -36 laps
3. Adrian Sutil (Force India) 1:19.424 - 66 laps
4. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) 1:19.785 -60 laps
5. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) 1:20.591 - 47 laps
6. Mark Webber (Red Bull) 1:20.849 -51 laps
7. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 1:20.867 - 35 laps
8. Rubens Barrichello (Honda) 1:21.443 -73 laps
9. Nico Rosberg (Williams) 1:21.776 -15 laps
10. Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) 1:21.786 - 52 laps