BAR, Ferrari cheat: Alonso

Fernando Alonso says that BAR-Honda and Ferrari field under-weight cars.

BAR-Honda and Ferrari both cheat by respectively fielding an under-weight car and conducting more testing than is allowed, Renault's Fernando Alonso claimed today.

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The Spaniard, speaking here ahead of his local grand prix on Sunday, said: "There are two teams that cheat: the first is BAR-Honda, that was proved in San Marino, and the second is Ferrari - all the teams tested for six days whereas Ferrari tested for 20."

The Formula One championship leader was speaking out on the day that motor racing's governing body the FIA called on Jenson Button's BAR-Honda team to be thrown out of this year's championship.

The British team are in the dock after the car in which Button finished third in San Marino weighed in 5kg under the 600kg weight minimum.

Alonso goes into this weekend' Spanish Grand Prix seeking his fourth straight win of the 2005 season.