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McLaren excited to see what Fernando Alonso can do from last place
McLaren team boss Eric Boullier says he's excited to see what Fernando Alonso can do from last place on the grid after team-mate Jenson Button showed the pace of the car by making it through to Q3. Alonso took a 45-place grid penalty for an engine change ahead of the weekend and was therefore guaranteed to start last. Alonso completed just a few laps and qualified slowest, knowing he would be starting last. Meanwhile Button secured P9, which Boullier commended. 'Jenson drove superbly in qualifying, extracting the absolute maximum from the car after a difficult and unpromising first day’s practice,' he said. 'It’s a testament to the work of the whole team that we...
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