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Alonso: Le Mans win makes up for bad F1 luck
Fernando Alonso acknowledges one has to take good fortune when they get it, helped to a second Le Mans 24 Hours win by bad luck for the rival Toyota. Alonso, driving the #8 car along with team-mates Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastien Buemi, was handed the lead in the 24 Hours of Le Man when the #7 Toyota driven by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez suffered a puncture with just an hour to go. It was Alonso's second triumph at the endurance race and also saw the Spaniard claim the WEC Championship title. It was Alonso's first championship success since 2006 when he last won the F1 Drivers' Championship with Renault. 'To win two of two in Le Mans is something incredible,' he told...
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