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Alonso down plays Spanish podium
Fernando Alonso has quashed Spanish expectations ahead of his home grand prix, saying it would be a "lie" if he said a top-three result was possible.
Although the Ferrari driver, who is the defending Spanish GP Champ, arrived in Barcelona on the back of a third place in China, he has downplayed the prospect of adding a second this weekend.
Speaking during Thursday's press conference, he said: "We cannot start the weekend thinking to be on the podium or thinking to win the race.
"That will be creating wrong and false targets to everyone that will come here.
"We finished ninth and 10th in Bahrain, and we did a podium in China because we put some things together that...
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