McLaren driver Fernando Alonso played down his team's chances of victories in 2017 and believes Mercedes still hold the upper hand despite the new rules for the new Formula 1 season. Alonso told fans in an Instagram interview, 'Victories? I think we have to be cautious. I have read that Zak [Brown] said this year that it will be difficult to win… who knows? I keep positive. 'We have to be careful in the races at the end of last year we were a second or a second and a half off Mercedes. It's a brutal gap and we must be cautious. We will see the result at the end. It is too early to make predictions.' 'Surely Mercedes are on a trajectory to lead having won the last three world...
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