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Alonso won't rule out McLaren podium
Fernando Alonso is hoping that McLaren-Honda have closed up on their rivals ahead of the new season but admits he won't know until Melbourne. McLaren put in a solid showing this pre-season as the Spaniard and his team-mate Jenson Button covered 707 laps, a marked improvement on last year's tally. Added to that the duo were 14th and 15th of the 23 drivers on the overall timesheets with a 1:24.714 for Button while Alonso was 0.02s slower. But as none of the teams are aware of their rivals' programmes, Alonso admits he is still in the dark as to McLaren's potential. 'In terms of performance I am in a bit of a stand-by situation: sometimes some of the top times seem to be reachable, while on...
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