McLaren is standing firmly behind its new star driver Fernando Alonso as following his high-profile switch from the now-resurgent Ferrari to struggling McLaren-Honda, the Spaniard has been taking flak in recent days. A presenter for Sky Italia, for instance, has reportedly been suspended for issuing an insulting ‘tweet' that caused Alonso to ignore the broadcaster in China last weekend. McLaren says it fully backs its driver. 'We were astonished and disappointed by Ms [Paola] Saluzzi's tweet, which we regarded as rude, inaccurate, inappropriate and gratuitous,' a spokesman for the Woking based team said, 'and we are pleased that it has been deleted. We are aware that Ms Saluzzi has...
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