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Spaniards rally behind Alonso amid his struggles at McLaren
Fernando Alonso's countrymen have backed the Spaniard to eventually succeed at the wheel of a McLaren-Honda, despite a torrid start to his career with the Woking outfit. McLaren's early 2015 struggle, and his Ferrari successor Sebastian Vettel's Malaysia breakthrough, caused many observers to question Alonso's decision to switch teams over the winter. But Roberto Merhi, a Spanish rookie for the Manor team, said it is not fair to surmise that Alonso made a poor choice in leaving Ferrari just as it was about to make a giant leap forwards. 'Nobody was expecting them to make that jump,' the 24-year-old told the Spanish sports daily Marca. 'Those criticisms of Fernando are not justified....
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