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Alonso: Spa seventh unthinkable

Fernando Alonso admits finishing seventh at Spa was an 'unthinkable' result, but goes a long way towards showing the progress made by McLaren-Honda. Starting at the very back of the grid at the high-speed circuit due to engine penalties, Alonso went into Sunday's 44-lap Belgian Grand Prix not expecting much. He made a great start as he avoided the chaos ahead of him and was up to fourth when the race was red-flagged on Lap 10, even ahead of championship leader Lewis Hamilton. However, when the grand prix resumed, Alonso began to lose places. But rather than drop out of the top-ten as some fears would happen, he brought his McLaren-Honda home in seventh place. 'It was an exciting race to...
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