<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Kwamenyezelwa ngomhlaka 10 Disemba 2007 ukuthi uFernando Alonso usayine neRenault F1 for. U-Alonso ushayela eceleni komshayeli wokuhlola othuthukisiwe uNelson Piquet Jr., futhi kukholakala ukuthi uthole isikhundla sokuba yinombolo eyodwa eqenjini. Ithimba laqala ngo-2008 ngendlela efanayo nonyaka owandulele; UFernando Alonso wakwazi ukuthola indawo yesine ku-Opening Australian Grand Prix ngenxa yephutha elenziwe ngumsebenzi wangaphambilini weRenault uHeikki Kovalainen. Kodwa-ke, ifomu lalisalokhu lingaphansi kuka-2006 ngezinga elikhulu engxenyeni yokuqala yesizini ka-2008. Ithimba laletha izingxenye ezintsha  <response>: I-Spanish Grand Prix, kufaka phakathi ikhava entsha yenjini, ebizwa nge- Shark-fin, efana naleyo eyethulwe yiRed Bull ku-RB4 yabo. U-Alonso wakwazi ukuthola indawo emgqeni wokuqala kulowo mncintiswano enomthwalo ophansi kaphethiloli, kodwa wayeka ngenxa yokwehluleka kwenjini phakathi nomncintiswano. Ukudlala kuka-Alonso emgqeni wokuqala eSpain kwakuyisenzakalo esiyingqayizivele esenziwa yilowo owayenguMpetha Womhlaba. Zombili lezi zimoto zaphuma emjahweni weCanada Grand Prix kanti uNelson Piquet Jr., owaphuma emjahweni oyisithupha kwemihlanu yokuqala, wehluleka ukufaka amaphuzu kuze kufike emjahweni weFrance Grand Prix. 