McLaren's hopes of returning to the Formula One big-time with Renault power appeared ambitious after qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday but a relieved Fernando Alonso was content to be in the hunt for points. Twice world champion Alonso and Belgian teammate Stoffel Vandoorne failed to break into the top 10 for the third and final session at Albert Park and their aspirations of re-joining the likes of Mercedes and Ferrari at the front seem far-fetched. There was, however, some relief that the cars suffered no major reliability problems after they had a number of glitches during pre-season testing. Alonso, the fastest of the five cars eliminated in Q2, is set to be promoted...
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