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Alonso: Second tastes like victory

Fernando Alonso claimed that battling through to second place in the Canadian Grand Prix almost felt as good as winning the race, despite the fact that he gave up more ground to Sebastian Vettel in the championship.The Spaniard had to come from sixth on the grid after struggling in the mixed conditions that blighted qualifying on Saturday, but overcame spirited resistance from both Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton before claiming a valuable 18 points and vaulting Kimi Raikkonen to take over the mantle as Vettel's chief title rival.“At the end, I think the second place has a victory taste because we scored some good points after a very difficult weekend,” Alonso admitted, “Obviously, we...
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