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Alonso says double finish a big step for McLaren

Fernando Alonso says that McLaren's double finish in China was a big step forward for the team – and he expects more progress this weekend as more is learned about the package. Alonso, who finished the Shanghai race in 12th place, believes that McLaren could make Q2 if everything goes right. "We both finished the race because we had some new parts in the car to avoid the problems of the Malaysia retirements," he said in Bahrain today. "Being able to finish the race was a good step forward because there was a concern again that finishing the race was not a possibility. So I think that was a good step forward and in terms of performance we were a little bit up and down during...
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