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Renault's executive director of engineering Pat Symonds believes the team now have what it takes to extricate themselves from the midfield pack and challenge McLaren and BMW Sauber, despite recording a double DNF at last weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.With Fernando Alonso taking an excellent front-row grid slot and Nelson Piquet making it into Q3 for the first time, the French team's R28 was a markedly improved car in Barcelona. And although a collision with Toro Rosso's Sebastien Bourdais prematurely ended Piquet's race and an engine failure forced Alonso to retire, Symonds is convinced the team is on the road to recovery.
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Renault's executive director of engineering Pat Symonds believes the team now have what it takes to extricate themselves from the midfield pack and challenge McLaren and BMW Sauber, despite recording a double DNF at last weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.With Fernando Alonso taking an excellent front-row grid slot and Nelson Piquet making it into Q3 for the first time, the French team's R28 was a markedly improved car in Barcelona. And although a collision with Toro Rosso's Sebastien Bourdais prematurely ended Piquet's race and an engine failure forced Alonso to retire, Symonds is convinced the team is on the road to recovery.
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