Fernando Alonso says McLaren’s reliability has regressed through 2018 after he was forced out of Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix during the opening stages. Alonso managed just nine laps, having crept into the top 10, before a suspected electrical problem slowed his MCL33, and he returned to the pits to retire. It marked the sixth time in just nine Grands Prix that Alonso failed to reach the chequered flag, with five of those down to mechanical issues. “It is a shame because sometimes we were in the points like here,” he said. “The reliability of the team seems to make a step backwards. We definitely need to improve that for the remaining races “Very early...
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