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Alonso: McLaren ‘surprisingly competitive’ ahead of Mexican GP ‘sacrifice’
Fernando Alonso says he's been pleasantly surprised by McLaren-Honda’s pace during Friday practice ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix but is still expecting the race to be used as a glorified test ahead of bigger opportunities in the final two races of 2017. The Spanish driver ended FP2 as the ‘best of the rest’ behind Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull just seventh-tenths of a second off of pace-setter Daniel Ricciardo having also impressed in the top ten in the morning session, but his hopes of a strong points finish at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez look unlikely give the 20-place grid penalty he is set to be slapped with due to engine element changes. Alonso also fears he’ll be...
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