FIA to guard over Alonso's car and equality at McLaren

An FIA official will oversee McLaren's treatment of both their drivers during the Brazilian Grand Prix, to ensure there is complete equality between Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. The race at Interlagos will decide who will become the 2007 F1 champion.

Carlos Garcia, the president of the Spanish motorsport federation, declared in the Spanish press: "The FIA has ensured me that they will prevent that anything bad will happen to Fernando. Especially during qualifying, where many strange things have taken place."

The FIA confirmed that they will keep a close watch on McLaren to ensure complete equality. The governing body would also be looking for a special guard to watch over the MP4-22 of Alonso.

Yesterday, the Woking-based team issued a statement to ensure the media and fans that the drivers will receive equal treatement at Interlagos.