Apr.30 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has rejected suggestions that his recent comments have revealed a tone of apathy towards Renault's plight in 2008.

Although buoyed by the French team's improvement at the Spanish grand prix, the 26-year-old former double world champion previously ruled out as "impossible" Renault's plans to be back fighting among the front runners before too long.



To the Spanish news agency EFE, Alonso insists that he has simply been trying to be "sincere" rather than dismissive when he meets with reporters, amid rumours that he would like to switch teams at the end of 2008.

"At points in the past, when I said I was going to win, people said I was arrogant, and now it is said that I am indifferent if I am in the opposite position.

"If this is the case it is because I try to be as honest as possible with the public," he explained.