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Horner: We got very close to signing Alonso
Many believe that Fernando Alonso's career in Formula 1 has been plagued by bad management decisions, that conspired to place the Spaniard in the wrong teams at the wrong time, and now it emerges that he was in talks with a drive for Red Bull in 2009… but he turned down the opportunity! Red Bull team principal Christian Horner revealed to Motor Sport Magazine 'We got very close to signing Alonso.' 'Helmut [Marko] and I went to see his management at the end of 2008 for the 2009 and 2010 season, and we offered him a two-year contract.' 'He would only sign up for one year. We said Red Bull’s position was a two-year deal or nothing, and he wouldn’t commit to that.' 'Flavio was...
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