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Alonso in P13: ‘Least important qualifying of my life'

Fernando Alonso has reflected on the 'least important qualifying' of his life after putting his United Autosports Ligier LMP2 entry on P13 for the Daytona 24 Hours. The Spaniard was within one second of Renger van der Zande and the Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac team but was ultimately unable to put himself into the top 10 shoot-out to determine the grid positions for Saturday night. But, with Daytona being an endurance race, Alonso isn't particularly bothered about where he, Lando Norris and Phil Hanson start. 'Knowing it’s a 24-hour race, it was probably the least important qualifying of my life until now,' Alonso told reporters. 'Normally I have 60 laps or 70 laps to recover what I...
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