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Renault give Fisichella an engine boost
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-04-19 09:02
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Alonso, the championship leader who held off Ferrari's Michael Schumacher in a thrilling finale at Imola last year, also sounded upbeat.
"It became maybe the most talked-about win of my career so far I think," the Spaniard said of the 2005 race at Ferrari's home circuit.
"For me, it was a win like the others -- a special achievement. But when you are fighting with Michael, then I think the media talk about it in a special way, and make it something bigger.
"I enjoyed the final laps of the race last year, and it was an important race to win. But if I can do it again this year, on my own, a long way in front, then that's even better."
Alonso leads Fisichella and McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen by 14 points, with Schumacher and Honda's Briton Jenson Button 17 adrift.