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Gascoyne confident of strong performances!  

  According to latest reports, Mike Gascoyne is convinced that the Renault F1 team will be up there winning races as soon as they secure a little more engine power.

At this stage it is thought that the most powerful engine on the grid is the BMW P83 that is used by the WilliamsF1 team. Renault's actual potential is not exactly known however it is thought to be in the range of 830 HP. The French outfit is aiming to secure the world title by 2006 but Gascoyne is confident that either Trulli or Alonso could be on that top step of the podium a lot sooner than that.

"I think we can win races. The chassis is good enough to win races. If we had the horsepower of the top three teams, we could definitely do that,” Gascoyne told Autosport. “There are a couple of things in the pipeline so in the next few races we should make progress. They've improved the reliability, so if they can work on the power we should be pretty competitive."

We did a report yesterday that states the French manufacturer are planning on introducing a stronger lighter engine for their home GP event at Mangy Cours circuit in July that should run at 900 HP. This is a real boost on the one is use now that say Jarno Trulli finish fifth in the season opening Australian Grand Prix with teammate Fernando Alonso finishing seventh.

Coulthard wins down and under! 

It had been raining heavily here most of the day however it appears as if the rain has eased off for the start of this highly anticipated event. Drivers are on the grid and the track is dry in several places but scattered showers are predicted for the rest of the afternoon. The national anthem gets underway. Drivers are connected to the now compulsory HANS device and prepare to begin this first race of the 2003 season.  Full story click here

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