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Alonso overcomes setbacks as McLaren snatch double points again
It hadn't been looking very promising for McLaren going into Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after the team's worst qualifying of the 2018 season so far. But once again, drivers Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne proved adept at snatching success from the jaws of seemingly certain failure in Baku. Starting from 12th place on the grid, Alonso survived a first lap clash with Williams Sergey Sirotkin to battle his way back to seventh place at the chequered flag. “Today’s race was very complicated, right from the very first lap," said Alonso after the finish. “The first lap in the midfield is the same old story; people preferring to crash into other cars rather than lifting...
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