Fernando Alonso was relieved when a frantic finish to qualifying for the 2013 F1 Chinese Grand Prix saw him on the second row of the grid - and the Spaniard reckons he has a good chance of coming away from Shanghai with a strong result to boost his championship hopes. "To end qualifying with both cars in the top five is a result that fills me with hope for the race," agreed a cautiously optimistic Alonso after putting his Ferrari into third place for the start of Sunday's race. "The F138 has been competitive all weekend and that means we have made a step forward, which is down to the work of the team." Nor was Alonso sounding too concerned that the different tyre...
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