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Symonds sees four-way fight
18 February 2007
Renault engineering director Pat Symonds expects a four-way fight for the championship this season. The F1 veteran sees McLaren, Ferrari and BMW as Renault's main challengers for the championship.
"To be honest, it has been quite hard to judge because things have been a bit up and down, but I would say that on balance, McLaren and Ferrari have been pretty equal at the front, and BMW are right up there too," Symonds said. "But all the usual caveats apply - this is winter testing, and you cannot be sure of the fuel loads other people are running. It is still too early to work out an exact classification."
Back at Renault Symonds is happy with the way things are going since Alonso left.
"I think everything seems to be gelling very nicely," he added. "We spent Monday in Barcelona working on the race team procedures, and preparing for the key moments of the weekend such as qualifying. We know that things are going to be very tight this season, and that all the small details will make a real difference. The team is in a strong position in that respect."
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2007/02/18/symonds_sees_four_way_fight/
18 February 2007
Renault engineering director Pat Symonds expects a four-way fight for the championship this season. The F1 veteran sees McLaren, Ferrari and BMW as Renault's main challengers for the championship.
"To be honest, it has been quite hard to judge because things have been a bit up and down, but I would say that on balance, McLaren and Ferrari have been pretty equal at the front, and BMW are right up there too," Symonds said. "But all the usual caveats apply - this is winter testing, and you cannot be sure of the fuel loads other people are running. It is still too early to work out an exact classification."
Back at Renault Symonds is happy with the way things are going since Alonso left.
"I think everything seems to be gelling very nicely," he added. "We spent Monday in Barcelona working on the race team procedures, and preparing for the key moments of the weekend such as qualifying. We know that things are going to be very tight this season, and that all the small details will make a real difference. The team is in a strong position in that respect."
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2007/02/18/symonds_sees_four_way_fight/
