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Alonso: McLaren needed some luck and we got that today

Fernando Alonso says McLaren needed some luck after he picked up a 45-place grid penalty for the Malaysian Grand Prix, admitting the team got that in the race. The Spaniard was given the substantial grid penalty prior to qualifying after McLaren changed various engine components. He only completed a limited number of laps in qualifying and was the slowest of the Q1 runners, starting from last place. Alonso had a strong start to move into the top 10 and crossed the line in seventh place, after a busy race which featured some intense on-track fights. “It was definitely a very exiting race for us today, with some great battles,” he said. “Having started from the very back,...
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