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Alonso too involved in politics, Marko claims

Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko believes Fernando Alonso was too focused on playing mind games during the 2012 Formula 1 campaign, claiming that the Spaniard used 'psychological skirmishes' in a bid to unsettle chief title rival Sebastian Vettel. Vettel was crowned World Champion for a third successive year at the season finale in Brazil, outscoring Alonso by three points. Reflecting upon the title run-in, Marko reckons the Ferrari driver 's comments displayed stress and tension. 'Alonso is constantly involved in politics,' Marko said in Red Bull's in-house Red Bulletin magazine. 'I believe we saw the stress he was under towards the end of the season. Saying things like,...
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