| Red Bull, Renault, lead chase for Alonso |
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Furthermore, it is understood that team boss Christian Horner is far less enthusiastic than Mateschitz about the concept of booting out Coulthard or Mark Webber to make room for Alonso. But Germany's Bild newspaper quoted Mateschitz as adding: "In formula one, nothing is for sure." He also described the $26m Alonso rumours as "a great compliment for us". Apparently more resolute, however, are Flavio Briatore's plans to reunite the Spaniard with Renault. "I have presented a plan to Fernando about the future," the Italian is quoted as saying by La Gazzetta dello Sport. "If he wants to cooperate with us again, it can happen. I know how much he can offer to Renault," team boss Briatore added, but he played down suggestions that Renault is prepared to play along with a merely single-year deal. "An agreement for one year would not make sense," he insisted. Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn also seems in favour of Alonso's return. Asked about the rumour, he said: "Briatore is in charge of the Alonso case. I delegate all sporting decisions to him. "But primarily Renault must occupy a role in formula one among the favourites," Ghosn added.
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| Bahrain GP - Sakhir | |||
| Friday practice 1 | 07.00 | ||
| Friday practice 2 | 11.00 | ||
| Saturday practice | 08.00 | ||
| Qualifying | 11.00 | ||
| Race | 12.00 |
| Race | Grand Prix | Date |
| 1 | Bahrain GP | 14 March |
| 2 | Australian GP | 28 March |
| 3 | Malaysian GP | 4 April |
| 4 | Chinese GP | 18 April |
| 5 | Spanish GP | 9 May |
| 6 | Monaco GP | 16 May |
| 7 | Turkish GP | 30 May |
| 8 | Canadian GP | 13 June |
| 9 | European GP | 27 June |
| 10 | British GP | 11 July |
| 11 | German GP | 25 July |
| 12 | Hungarian GP | 1 August |
| 13 | Belgian GP | 29 August |
| 14 | Italian GP | 12 September |
| 15 | Singapore GP | 26 September |
| 16 | Japanese GP | 3 October |
| 17 | Korean GP | 17 October |
| 18 | Abu Dhabi GP | 31 October |
| 19 | Brazilian GP | 14 November |