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Fernando Alonso has rubbished suggestions that he is set for another tough season in Formula 1 with Renault in 2009 following the poor initial testing pace of the new R29, urging that 'the cars in Jerez are not going to be the ones in Australia'.

To come away from a qualifying session that had promised to deliver so much with just 15th and 16th positions was agonising for Renault in Singapore this weekend - particularly with pole position tip Fernando Alonso predicting it will now take 'a miracle' to regain ground on race day in the Far E

Fernando Alonso has expressed his fears that the forecast rain for the Monaco Grand Prix weekend - potentially in the race - will cause chaos in the first event to be held around the Principality in almost a decade in the absence of traction control.