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Alonso: Strong result unlikely even without Massa collision
Fernando Alonso admitted he is unsure he would have scored points in the Spanish Grand Prix even without his first-lap incident. The McLaren driver had been one of the stars of qualifying when he put his Honda-powered car seventh on the grid in his first appearance in Q3 this year. But Alonso lost his chances of a good result when he made contact with Felipe Massa in Turn 2 at the start, going off track and losing several positions as a result. The Spaniard, who secured his first race finish of the season, conceded that, given his car's top speed, it would have been hard to keep his position anyway. "The cars in front were making contact and I took a risk," said Alonso of his...
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