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McLaren pace a "huge surprise", drivers say

McLaren duo Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button were both upbeat after placing 12th and 13th respectively in the first qualifying of the season in Melbourne. In last year's Australian Grand Prix, Button and Alonso's sub Kevin Magnussen were last of the 18-car field in qualifying, but the two McLaren cars safely made it to Q2 this time around. "I'm super happy with the car, because we were a lot more competitive than we expected after testing, and that's the best news," said Alonso, who appeared on course for P10 before being overhauled by Carlos Sainz and Daniel Ricciardo. "We were in the top 10 all the time, 1.2 seconds off the Mercedes, so that was a huge surprise." His...
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