May 22 (GMM) Flavio Briatore has named five potential replacements for Renault's departing champion, Fernando Alonso.
The team principal backed up recent speculation by mentioning Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen, but Briatore added that incumbent Giancarlo Fisichella has also 'shown (that) he can win races with us'.
McLaren-bound Alonso, 24, will be a 'big loss' to the French owned team, the Italian chief confessed in a Monaco preview on Monday.
But he also threw youngsters Heikki Kovalainen, Renault tester, and McLaren protégé Lewis Hamilton into the hat, conceding that the pair 'could possibly win championships'.
Briatore commented: ''To attract those drivers, we need to be quicker than the opposition and at the moment, we are delivering.''
Written: Mon, 22 May 2006 12:45:15
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