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Alonso admits it was 'pure luck' he avoided crashing out of Dutch GP

Article To news overview © Alpine Fernando Alonso has admitted it was "pure luck" that he avoided crashing out of Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix. Alonso's race at Zandvoort began with a hair-raising first lap when the Alpine driver "took as many risks as we felt were necessary" to go from ninth to seventh via contact with three drivers, including teammate Esteban Ocon.Talking to media, including RacingNews365.com, about his approach to the start, Alonso said: "The plan was to go on the outside [of Turn 1], because I was on the clean side of the grid and I wanted to have a straight start, not much movement. "I tried to go on the outside of Turn 1, but [Antonio]...
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