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McLaren: Not as good as expected

A hard-to-read day of practice. The morning session was punctuated by two red-flag stoppages, one of which required lengthy cleaning of the track. The afternoon was spent coping with tyre management issues as the Supersoft tyre proved prone to both graining and overheating. Neither driver was completely satisfied with the balance of MP4-31, and our aim for tomorrow is to deliver both a more driveable package and a car that is easier on its tyres. Fernando was given a further assessment by the FIA doctors following FP1, and has been given the go-ahead to continue with his programme for the weekend. #14 Fernando Alonso, MP4-31-02 FP1: 1m40.538s (+2.501s) 11 laps 12th FP2: 1m38.728s (+1.832s)...
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