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Alonso calls for fewer races and more tests

Fernando Alonso has echoed Luca di Montezemolo's calls for more testing and says he would like fewer races. Di Montezemolo has consistently requested a return to in-season testing since the testing ban was implemented in 2009, with Ferrari owning its own test track at Fiorano. Alonso said that the extended nature of the Formula One calendar - with 20 races in 2012 - was too long for the drivers but that he would welcome some grands prix being replaced by an opportunity to test more. "Last year we had the last Grand Prix at the end of November and almost right up to Christmas, there were events I had to take part in," Alonso said. "There's almost only the end of year holiday...
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