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Alonso says points were a welcome surprise
Fernando Alonso welcomed his 8th place finish at the Austrian Grand Prix. The Spaniard looked unlikely for any points in the early stages but in typical fashion he didn't give up and fought back well to finish well in the points. "It's completely unexpected, to go from the pit lane to P8 is definitely great," he said afterwards. "In the beginning of the race we were behind a group of cars and we were not able to show our pace. In the second part, a lot of people suffered blisters on their rear tyres, and we didn’t, so we had a pace advantage and we maximised that potential. So I’m happy with P8. "It was a surprise today with the hotter track temperature, so...
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