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Ferrari breaks F1 curfew to help Alonso's title bid
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November 3, 2012, Saturday
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FERRARI broke a Formula One curfew at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to help Fernando Alonso in his title battle with Red Bull's championship leader Sebastian Vettel.
Formula One technical delegate Jo Bauer reported in a statement yesterday that the Italian team had used up one of its four allowed exceptions.
He said the Ferrari mechanics had been "within the confines of the circuit during the six-hour period which commenced at 4am".
A Ferrari spokesman said the staff had arrived after daybreak and, extolling the quality of the team's espresso coffee machine, suggested with a smile that they had simply wanted to enjoy a "nice Italian breakfast".
Abu Dhabi is the 18th round of the 20-race season and Spaniard Alonso is 13 points behind Germany's Vettel, who has won the last four grands prix.
The race is the only one on the calendar to run from daylight into the night and the late start means the curfew at Yas Marina runs from 4am to 10am.
Alonso took part in first practice later yesterday after telling reporters on Thursday that he would need three perfect weekends to overhaul his rival and expected everyone in the team to play their part.
Formula One technical delegate Jo Bauer reported in a statement yesterday that the Italian team had used up one of its four allowed exceptions.
He said the Ferrari mechanics had been "within the confines of the circuit during the six-hour period which commenced at 4am".
A Ferrari spokesman said the staff had arrived after daybreak and, extolling the quality of the team's espresso coffee machine, suggested with a smile that they had simply wanted to enjoy a "nice Italian breakfast".
Abu Dhabi is the 18th round of the 20-race season and Spaniard Alonso is 13 points behind Germany's Vettel, who has won the last four grands prix.
The race is the only one on the calendar to run from daylight into the night and the late start means the curfew at Yas Marina runs from 4am to 10am.
Alonso took part in first practice later yesterday after telling reporters on Thursday that he would need three perfect weekends to overhaul his rival and expected everyone in the team to play their part.
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