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Fernando Alonso – Ferrari 2010 – Framed Presentation

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• Fernando Alonso
• Ferrari
• Framed Montage
• 2010
• Bahrain Grand Prix

This framed presentation piece shows Fernando Alonso as he masters his Ferrari at the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix , the piece comes complete with 3 high quality images which are double mounted and framed in a nice black frame, with perspex front.

The item comes complete with a description plaque and ready to hang on the wall. The overall size is 840mm x 330mm

Renault gets two-year suspended F1 ban

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Renault have been given a two-year suspended ban from Formula 1 for their role in fixing last year’s Singapore Grand Prix.

The team were called before governing body the FIA to answer charges they had asked driver Nelson Piquet Jr to crash to help team-mate Fernando Alonso win.

Former team boss Flavio Briatore has been banned from FIA sanctioned events for an unlimited period.

Ex-engineering director Pat Symonds has also been excluded for five years.

Briatore and Symonds parted company with Renault last week at the same time as the French car giant said they would not contest the charges.

The FIA agreed not to pursue action against Piquet for his role in uncovering the details of the scandal.

In addition to banning Renault, the WMSC handed out hefty individual penalties to Briatore and Symonds. Neither will be allowed any involvement in FIA-sanctioned motorsport, Briatore indefinitely and Symonds for the next five years.

Piquet, who was dropped by Renault in July, was granted immunity from sanction for volunteering his evidence in the investigation.

“We are very sad to find ourselves in front of the Word Motor Sport Council today,” said Renault team president Bernard Rey after the Paris hearing. “By way of background, as a result of our own enquiries, we informed the FIA last week that we would not defend the charges and we accepted our responsibilities in relation to the incident in Singapore and we immediately took appropriate action inside the team.

The governing body said the severity of Briatore’s penalty was the result of the both nature of the scandal and “his actions in continuing to deny his participation in the breach despite all the evidence”.

The FIA said Renault’s former driver Nelson Piquet Jr, who was found guilty of conspiring with Symonds and Briatore to cause the crash with helped its other driver Fernando Alonso win the race, “apologised unreservedly” for his part in the plot, but will face no personal punishment after the FIA offered him full immunity in exchange for a full disclosure of the facts.

Fernando Alonso, meanwhile, has been cleared of all involvement in the plot and the FIA thanked the double world champion for his help with its enquires after he appeared at Tuesday’s hearing.

Renault called on ‘fix’ charge

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Renault called to WMSC on ‘fix’ charge

Renault has been summoned to appear before the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council later this month to answer charges that it sought to fix the result of the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.

Renault charged over alleged Singapore Grand Prix conspiracy

Representatives of the Renault Formula One team have been requested to appear before an extraordinary meeting of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) in France later this month.

Renault called to face fix charge

The incident aided Piquet’s team-mate Fernando Alonso, with the Spaniard going on to claim victory.

If found guilty, the team face severe sanctions which could include expulsion from the current F1 world championship.

Alonso wows home fans

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Alonso wows fans with home F1 demo

Fernando Alonso thrilled a huge crowd of his Spanish supporters this weekend when he demonstrated his 2008 Formula 1 car around the streets of his hometown, the northern Spanish city of Oviedo.

More than 170,000 people turned out to see the double world champion in action as he drove both Renault road cars and the R28 on a course laid out in the centre of the city.

Alonso puts on spectacular Roadshow in hometown Oviedo

The venue was the Plaza de America in central Oviedo where a special 1.8km track was created on the city’s streets. Alonso drove his go-kart and several Renault road cars before putting on a spectacular display in last year’s Renault F1 car, the R28, which included donuts and burnouts, much to the delight of the crowd.

There was also recognition for Alonso from the Mayor of Oviedo, Gabino De Lorenzo, as it was announced that a street in the city is to be named in honour of the double world champion.

Monaco 2009 – Alonso fastest on Saturday morning’s final practice.

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Two-time Monaco winner Fernando Alonso emerged as the final practice session’s fastest man following a closely-fought Saturday morning on the tortuous street circuit.

The Spaniard lapped in 1m 15.164s, the fastest time thus far this weekend. It was just enough to dislodge Brawn’s Jenson Button, who had earlier popped up at the top for the first time with 1m 15.233s.

But right behind the Englishman, McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen (1m 15.278s), Brawn’s Rubens Barrichello (1m 15.286s on his 37th birthday) and Ferrari’s Felipe Massa (1m 15.293s) were also very quick. And Kimi Raikkonen (1m 15.382s for Ferrari) and Lewis Hamilton (1m 15.389s in his McLaren) were a stone’s throw away too in sixth and seventh.

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton looked impressive for the second day running on the tight Monaco street circuit.

Most drivers went out on soft tyres before changing to the super-soft option tyres towards the end of the session to bring down their times.