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Alonso: Lucky I didn t hit Kimi in the head

Fernando Alonso says he is 'lucky' not to have caused harm to Kimi Raikkonen after their spectacular coming together on the opening lap of the Austrian Grand Prix. Prompted by Raikkonen getting out of shape on the exit of the hairpin as he pulled away, the Ferrari would snap and lurch to the left into the path of the close-following Alonso, who piled into the side of his rival. Riding up over the nose and getting caught as Raikkonen slid across the barrier, Alonso's McLaren would subsequently come to rest perched on top of the Ferrari and the Armco. Despite the severity of the collision, both drivers walked away unhurt from the incident, but Alonso admits the nature of the crash meant it...
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