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Alonso: Mercedes called to check
Fernando Alonso has revealed that Mercedes did call in the wake of Nico Rosberg's retirement, but billed as a 'little check on everyone.' With Rosberg retiring from Formula 1 at the end of the 2016 season, fans around the world were hopeful that Mercedes would sign Alonso as Lewis Hamilton's new team-mate. But, with Alonso contracted to McLaren, the chance of that was very slim. Mercedes eventually signed Williams' Valtteri Bottas with Alonso staying in Woking. 'Once Rosberg retired, Mercedes did a little check on everyone,' Alonso explained. 'It was nothing really strange or deep, it was just a round check they did to hear my situation. 'There were a couple of days where there were...
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