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Alonso seeking 'taste of champagne' in 2018
Fernando Alonso has insisted that a rejuvenated McLaren will be vying for regular podium finishes in 2018. The two-time world champion believes that the team will be quickly up to speed now that its ill-fated partnership with Honda is firmly in the rear-view mirror. He said switching to Renault will give them the power and reliability to show what the McLaren chassis is truly capable of. "We are quite optimistic," he said. "We know what Red Bull is doing with the Renault power unit. They are maybe not the fastest in qualifying but they are quite fast in the race. "They’ve been on a couple of podiums, they won two or three races," he pointed out. "With those...
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