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Alonso: Points now a regular target

– Fernando Alonso is confident that McLaren can now target points on a regular basis after both he and team-mate Jenson Button finished inside the top 10 in Russia.Alonso made progress early on and moved up to sixth place when Max Verstappen retired, while Button passed Carlos Sainz Jr. to take the final point.The result elevated McLaren above Force India into seventh place in the Constructors' championship."We were lucky in Turns 2 and 3  on the opening lap – due to those accidents, we were able to gain some places for free," Alonso said, referring to incidents which hindered several rivals."But as we saw last year, we can make a good start but then not be able to...
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