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Alonso: 'Fifth a nice little present for the team'

Fernando Alonso has hailed his fifth place - McLaren's best finish of the season - as a "nice little present" heading into the summer break. The Spaniard started 15th and capitalised on a chaotic race to work his way through the field to eventually finish fifth and secure ten points for the team. "This was a very good race, and fifth position at the finish is a nice little present for the whole team, particularly as we’re not as competitive as we’d like right now," he said. "On the calendar, there are a handful of circuits where we expected our performance to be better – Monaco, Singapore, and here in Hungary, so we knew we needed to make the most...
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