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As Alonso goes back to what he knows he will be faced with an interesting challenge in the shape of team mate Nelson Piquet Jr

While Alonso will be afforded a separate garage and team in a highly unusual fashion - Renault have been able to announce a new mega sponsor Slim who insisted that they would only race with Piquet on the team.

I hope the isolation strategy of demanding a separate garage doesn't make Alonso feel alone again.