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Alonso ‘fixed' qualifying on the opening lap
Fernando Alonso joked that he 'fixed' his disappointing qualifying performance on the opening lap in Bahrain as he lept from 13th to eighth. McLaren struggled for pace in qualifying with Alonso conceding that it was a 'negative surprise'. However, the Spaniard stated at the time that he believed McLaren would have better race-pace, and they did. He raced to seventh place on Sunday night while Stoffel Vandoorne went from 14th on the grid to eighth at the chequered flag. A large part of Alonso's recovery was made on the first lap alone. 'We fixed it [qualifying] on the opening lap, didn't we?' he told Motorsport.com. 'When I looked in the mirrors and I saw [Lewis] Hamilton behind I thought...
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