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Alonso plays down ‘turn off TV’ advice

Fernando Alonso has clarified his comments, after suggesting 'bored' McLaren fans should 'turn off the TV until next year'. In the midst of McLaren-Honda's abysmal 2015, the Spaniard at Silverstone warned fans who are frustrated that more of the same pain will be felt for the rest of the season. 'So whoever is bored, turn off the TV until next year, or at least until Japan or later because it is going to get worse than this,' said Alonso. But after scoring his first point of 2015 in the British grand prix, the former world champion insisted he was in fact not urging his supporters to go away, but simply playing down expectations as the team gets up to speed. 'The message was...
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