21^st December 2002: a.m. Opening of the art exhibiton of photographs of Jarno at Il Castello di Nocciano. p.m. Dinner for supporters of the charity that Jarno supports in memory of his dead friend, looking after children in Africa.

22^nd December 2002: a.m. Jarno visits the scene of the earthquake near Campobasso, where 22 children died earlier this year. p.m. Charity football, Trulli v Mazzoni in Tollo, followed by the Italian fan club’s annual party.

15^th December 2002

jerez test

The Renault F1 Team today concluded its four-day test session at the Spanish circuit of Jerez. The team achieved some positive results with next year’s development items.

Testing for the first time the hybrid car, Fernando Alonso drove throughout the entire session covering a significant amount of mileage in good conditions. Jarno Trulli, in the R202, ran only on Thursday and Friday morning. The Renault F1 Team made use of this session in Jerez to try two young French drivers, Franck Montagny and Sebastien Bourdais.

Carlos Nunes, Testing Manager of the Renault F1 Team, commented:

"Overall it was a useful test session. Fernando Alonso was able to complete the programme as planned, in the hybrid car, and also doing some tyre work for Michelin. Both young French drivers tested the R202. Franck Montagny’s test on Friday was hampered by bad weather conditions and we decided to give him a second chance on Sunday afternoon. Sebastien Bourdais, who ran Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, completed a total of 68 laps. They both did very professional job.”

On Sunday. Fastest overall was Webber for Jaguar, closely followed by Alonso in second. Bourdais was 3^rd quickest, only a tenth away from Alonso’s time.

14^th December 2002

jerez test

No weekend off for the Renault boys who are still testing in Jerez, along with McLaren, Williams, Jaguar, and BAR. Fastest was Raikkonen for McLaren. For Renault, Alonso continued in the hybrid car, finishing 6^th quickest. Bourdais was 9^th quickest.

13^th December 2002

jerez test

The second day of a four-day test continued with some promising results for the Renault F1 Team at Jerez in Spain.

The test line-up for Renault was Fernando Alonso in the hybrid car, who ran all day. Jarno Trulli in the R202 tested only in the morning and the young French driver Franck Montagny took over Jarno’s car in the afternoon. Jarno was 5^th fastest with 1:21.60 with Alonso in 8th. Montagny was 10^th fastest. Fastest overall was Wurz in the McLaren with 1:20.86.

Mike Gascoyne, Technical Director of the Renault F1 Team, commented:

"Another constructive day for us. Fernando Alonso completed 200km in the hybrid car although in the afternoon he had to stop with a minor engine problem. Jarno completed successfully his day programme, which involved suspension evaluation. In the afternoon Franck Montagny did some running in the R202 to get a feel for the car and he will continue testing tomorrow morning.”

Sebastien Bourdais will be at the wheel of the R202 whereas Fernando Alonso will continue his test programme in the hybrid car.

12^th December 2002

jerez test

The Renault F1 Team began today a four-day test section at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit, Spain. The team will run two cars: the R202 and the hybrid car. Along with official drivers, Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso, young French drivers, Franck Montagny and Sebastien Bourdais, will be testing. Fernando was fastest today with a time of 1:21.777. Jarno was 6^th with 1:23.391.Also present were Wurz and Raikkonen for McLaren, Ralf and Gene for Williams, and Pizzonia and Webber for Jaguar.

Mike Gascoyne, Technical Director of the Renault F1 Team, summed up the day:

"A very productive day’s testing with Fernando in the hybrid car. It was his first time in the car and he was very happy with the feeling and handling of the new car. He completed 63 laps with no problems. We were able to conduct our mechanical evaluations and also do some tyre testing for Michelin. Jarno ran in the standard R202, focusing on development items for next season."

Tomorrow testing will continue with Jarno in the R202 and Fernando in the hybrid car.

The team’s schedule for the following three days:

Jarno Trulli

on the 13th of December (AM)

Fernando Alonso

Jerez- all days

Franck Montagny

on the 13th (PM) and 14th (AM) of December

Sebastien Bourdais

on the 14th (PM) and 15th of December

5^th December 2002

barcelona test

The Renault F1 Team today completed a productive three-day test at the Barcelona circuit, Spain. With Fernando Alonso driving last season’s car, R202, over the three days, the team carried out a successful programme concentrating on the suspension development and brakes system for next year. Fernando completed 65 laps and was 11^th quickest. Fastest was Coulthard for McLaren.

During this test, the Renault F1 Team started testing with the young drivers. The first was the Frenchman Romain Dumas who took the wheel last Tuesday and shown an amazing capability of familiarisation with the F1 car. The second young driver testing the R202 was the Portuguese Tiago Monteiro who completed his test today running over 58 laps.

Mike Gascoyne, Technical Director of the Renault F1 Team:

"We had another useful day’s testing with Fernando completing the test programme in the R202. Overall we were able to finish all our assessments during the three days and gathered some useful data for next season."

4^th December 2002

barcelona test

The Renault F1 Team continued its winter test at the Barcelona circuit, Spain, with the R202. Today Fernando Alonso conducted development work on the brakes system and did a useful tyre evaluation.

The French driver, Romain Dumas, after his first time at the wheel of the F1 car yesterday, continued his familiarisation with the R202. In the afternoon, he passed the wheel to the young Portuguese Tiago Monteiro. Tiago will be testing the car for the Renault F1 Team again tomorrow. At the end of their day’s testing, the two young drivers declared themselves highly satisfied and enthusiastic about the work that was done by the team. Fastest on the day was Panis for Toyota. Fernando Alonso was 10^th quickest, then Dumas and Monteiro.

3^rd December 2002

barcelona test

The Renault F1 Team began a three-day test at the Barcelona circuit, Spain. Fernando Alonso completed 86 laps and was able to finish the schedule for the day. In the early afternoon, the young French driver, Romain Dumas, took the wheel of the F1 car for the very first time, to begin a test for the Renault F1 Team. Dumas will continue to test tomorrow morning. Other teams present were Jaguar, Williams, McLaren, Toyota, and BAR. Fastest today was Mark Webber for Jaguar. Fernando was 6^th quickest.

Mike Gascoyne, Technical Director of the Renault F1 Team, summed up the test:

"Today Fernando shook down last season’s chassis in preparation for the potential test drivers and also continued working on the suspension development for next year. Romain Dumas had his first contact with the R202 and he did a very professional job."

Jarno will also be in Barcelona this week, even though he is not driving. He is fulfilling a commitment to meet the auction winner who bid to meet him in the Oxfam auction in the summer. The man, from America, is flying to Spain for the occasion.