The seven-time world champion, who is having a bad run this F1 season, said he's not even close to giving up the title.
The second qualifying will be stalled after the French GP since all the teams agreed to a proposal to change the qualifying procedure.
Toyota will not be punished for an administrative error that led to the team competing without all the correct paperwork.
The FIA ban was the harshest action taken against a Formula One team for 20 years.
Jenson Button cannot have enjoyed his afternoon off on Sunday after Formula One's governing body took the BAR out of Barcelona.
The Ferrari driver believes Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix will not be the same without the excluded BAR team and Jenson Button.
The McLaren driver will make his return in Sunday's race, subject to final medical approval on Friday.
The Scot believes his former McLaren team mate Kimi Raikkonen could yet emerge as Formula One champion this season.\n
The decision confirmed Germany's Nick Heidfeld as the eighth placed driver and relegated Ralf Schumacher to 11th at the San Marino Grand Prix.
The FIA will appeal the decision of race stewards not to take action over his car's weight.
The Toyota driver has accused Ferrari of putting their own interests ahead of the future of Formula One.
"These victories are also going to generate an excess of euphoria so we have to be cautious," said the Spaniard.
Alonso's victory at Ferrari's home circuit was his third win in a row this season and the team's fourth in four races.
Team by team analysis of Sunday's San Marino Formula One Grand Prix (listed in championship order).\n
Jordan's Indian ace posted his third finish in four races in the Formula One championship.
The 28-year-old Jordan driver clocked 1 minute 23.842 seconds to finish 17th in the second practice session for the San Marino Grand Prix.
Ferrari introduced their F2005 at the last race in Bahrain, advancing its debut in response to Renault's domination
The McLaren driver will miss Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix after sustaining a hairline crack in his shoulder while playing tennis.
Ferrari chief desigener Rory Bryne said the F1 champions would start next season with an interim version of their F2004 car.
Italy's Imola circuit will host grands prix for at least another five years, local officials said on Monday after meeting Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
"If we do away with races like France and Britain, we start to lose an essential element of the sport," the FIA president said.
Germany's Ralf Schumacher earned plaudits after putting Williams back on the podium in his penultimate race.
The McLaren driver has called for a re-think on rules that allow the bottom six teams to run a third car on Fridays at Grand Prix weekends.
The world champion was 1.4 seconds faster than Jenson Button in Friday's practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.
But BAR are aiming to finish the Formula One championship as runners-up to Ferrari, according to technical director Geoff Willis.
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