Fernando Alonso's drive to seventh place at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was one of the greatest performances in Formula 1 history, according to McLaren sporting director Eric Boullier. The two-time world champion kept up his streak of points-scoring in 2018, despite suffering huge damage to his car on the first lap in Baku. Contact with Sergey Sirotkin and Nico Hulkenberg left Alonso with both right-hand tyres burst and needing to navigate the vast majority of F1's second-longest circuit on two wheels. Doing so left the veteran's McLaren in such a state that he had initially assumed he would have to retire. However, with four new tyres and a front wing fitted, he went on to secure a...
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