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Alonso rues lack of McLaren ‘ambition'

Finishing a lacklustre P14 at the Russian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso missed out on his only chance of glory – a fastest lap – when McLaren would not put fresh hypers on his MCL33 and let him go for it. The double World Champion spent much of the grand prix lapping outside the top ten in what was overall a difficult weekend for the Woking team. Stuck behind Lance Stroll at one stage, Alonso was given some advice on how to pass the Williams only to reply: 'We are P15. I don't care.' What he did care about though was fastest lap. He, however, wasn't given the opportunity to go for that as McLaren refused to pit him for fresh rubber. He feels that shows a lack of ambition....
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