We need points from both drivers - Alonso

Renault F1 Team driver Fernando Alonso says that it is crucial for his team that Nelson Piquet Jr. starts scoring championship points at a regular basis if the French outfit wants to reach their target of finishing fourth in the Constructors' Championship.

Alonso told reporters in the paddock: "It's not frustrating. At the end of the day you do your own job. But there is a clear target for the rest of the season: to finish fourth in the constructors' championship. So we need points from both drivers. I will do my best and Nelsinho will do his best, but today it will be difficult for him to score any points."

Fernando Alonso will start this afternoon's German Grand Prix from 5th position on the grid while team mate Nelson Piquet Jr. only qualified 17th.