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Alonso insists Q1 exit has its benefits
Fernando Alonso says saving mileage was a benefit to his early exit from qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix since he will be starting at the back of the grid anyway. With team-mate Jenson Button progressing to Q2 and putting the car 13th, Alonso failed to make it out of the first qualifying phase, placing him a provisional 16th on the grid. However, with 35-positions worth of grid penalties following changes to his Honda power unit, Alonso insists dropping out of Q1 was a useful opportunity to save mileage since it has no bearing on the final result. “On my last run the tyres didn't give me enough grip, so maybe what we did in the first run, with more warm up laps, was better as I had...
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