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Fernando Alonso: McLaren paying 'big price' for winter troubles

Fernando Alonso says McLaren is paying a “big price” for its lack of winter running after a “painful” retirement from the Chinese Grand Prix. The Spaniard enjoyed a strong start in changeable conditions, moving up to sixth place, before holding seventh for some time. Despite Honda’s power unit lacking straightline speed, Alonso was able to have some close battles on track before a driveshaft issue caused him to retire. “We started from P13 in very tricky conditions, and after a few laps we were running in sixth position,” he explained. “That was a big surprise and was thanks to an amazing couple of laps. “I was hoping those tricky...
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