His R28 finished less than a tenth of Ferraris Finnish. The McLaren were relegated to the fourth line of grilled Flavio Briatore closed fists vigorously in the pit lane. Their usual blue sunglasses could not hide the joy. A state of catharsis modelled to those who lived thousands of Alonso in the tier of Montmeló. The jubilation was justified. Fernando Alonso returned to the frontline with a dreamy second place (1:21.904), which only the unstoppable Ferrari of Raikkonen managed to overcome at the last minute. The Spaniard rose from R28 overwhelmed by the cameras, erasing all of a sudden the hardships experienced during the season. Flags in the wind, the pace of trumpets and a whole day to let the imagination fly. The jump is confirmed.

And that is the first beats already left sample of face washing Renault. Fernando Alonso had no problem in overcoming the first round with a time of 1:21.347 was Cole in third place, behind Raikkonen and Trulli. They were the first signs of improvement in the French team, which placed Nelsinho fourth, to a few tenths of Spanish.

A breakthrough confirmed in the second round, the more headaches that had brought so far for Renault. "Meter two cars in the final round will be a success," Briatore few dates ahead. And Fernando Alonso, with a huge record of 1:20.804, just three tenths of the best time to mark Felipe Massa (1:20.584), is decisive goal in Q3. Like its companion Piquet, eighth, behind both McLaren and BMW of Heidfeld. Heavy Artillery.

Even the dessert was. The dish more palatable to the anxious and colorful tier of Montmeló. Elbow to elbow with Ferrari, as in the old days. Given the general delirium, navigating among the general astonishment, Fernando Alonso (1.21.803) signed the second best time pole for a few seconds, less than one tenth of Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen insurmountable. For ahead of Massa, Kubica and the two McLaren, relegated to the third line of the grid. His colleague Nelson Piquet met with the tenth position, their best record in F1.

Thanks to all the fans for the support Ive received

"I am greatly excited when I crossed the finish line. It was something that could not wait, not only in this race but throughout the season," calmly announced at the press conference later, which had been absent from own merit Japan GP, as McLaren driver.

However, the first words of bicampeón again be targeted towards the fans. "Thanks to all the fans for the support Ive received. We have done a good result and we were able to give this joy to the fans. The strategies will not be too nuestor favour, but I am happy to be here again and I hope to be repeated long year, "announced with gesture relieved.

"I felt better at the controls of R28. Changes have managed to resolve some of the problems, but I can not tell the fans that I will finish on the podium because that is not so simple." Again Alonso calming euphoria. Rebates hysteria unleashed in Montmeló. But the departure of Renault is already a fact and now the fans have time to dream. There are reasons for this.