Fernando Alonso says Renault must be fully behind his bid for a second successive Formula One title this weekend because it matters more than the constructors' crown.
Double world champion Fernando Alonso hopes to get his McLaren career off to a winning start on Sunday in an Australian Grand Prix that is far more than just a season-opener.
Michael Schumacher retired at Suzuka with an engine failure.
The Brazilian took pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix with championship-leading team mate Michael Schumacher alongside on an all-Ferrari front row.
The Formula One world champion accused Renault of twice abandoning him at crucial times this season.
Schumacher was the quickest, 0.172 seconds ahead of champion Alonso, on a damp track after morning drizzle at an overcast circuit.
Renault's world champion Fernando Alonso has been elected as a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association in place of retiring Ferrari rival Michael Schumacher.
Brazilian Felipe Massa put Williams on top on the penultimate day of pre-season testing in Bahrain on Saturday while Red Bull's quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel failed to complete a lap.
May used Renault-sourced engine.
During May, Maruti Suzuki's domestic car sales were up 2.59 per cent at 87,402 units as against 85,190 units in the same month last year.
Almost every company launched a new product in FY16.
The 18-year-old displayed his mastery of wet conditions to take his first Formula Renault V6 race victory.
Renault's world champion Alonso finished second ahead of Ferrari's Michael Schumacher.
Factbox on Renault's Fernando Alonso, who became Formula One's youngest champion in Brazil.
'I'm so grateful for everyone who helped me be here, to raise the bar and lift the cup'
The German was joined on the front row of the grid by reigning world champion and closest rival Lewis Hamilton, in a Mercedes.
Jehan's rookie year in F3 got off to a solid start in the previous weekend at Silverstone where the multiple Indian and Asian Karting champion earned himself two rookie podiums.
Michael Schumacher blamed himself for a red flag error that wrecked his Hungarian Grand Prix hopes.
Austrian test driver Alexander Wurz will replace Mark Webber in the Williams race line-up next season.
His British team mate Lewis Hamilton will start alongside on an all-McLaren front row, with Ferrari's Felipe Massa qualifying third.
While two-wheeler sales declined 22 per cent, two other segments, bigger in value while being lower in volume, were much less impacted.
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