Alonso not impressed with first look at Schumacher’s new Ferrari

WORLD championship leader Fernando Alonso was unconcerned by the performance of Ferrari’s new F2005 machine after its debut on the first day of practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix yesterday.

Ferrari, the reigning world champions, fast-tracked their new car onto the grid for this weekend’s event after making a disappointing start to the season with a modified version of their old F2004 machine.

But Michael Schumacher finished fifth fastest in preparation for Sunday’s race and Alonso, whose Renault team have dominated the season so far with victory in the first two races, was not impressed.