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Alonso: It was quite scary for me

Fernando Alonso admitted he was scared and then relieved on Sunday when he collided with Kimi Raikkonen on the opening lap of the Austrian Grand Prix. The two-time champion, in his McLaren, said he could not avoid hitting the Finn’s Ferrari as he approached him at the approach to the high-speed second corner at the Red Bull Ring in the Styrian Alps. 'It was a very strange incident because he lost the car in fifth gear or something like that,' said Alonso. 'Obviously, it was quite scary for me.' 'The car was moving left, right, left, right, with a lot of wheel-spin. We were overtaking him left and right – all the cars – and then he lost the car on the left, and I was on the...
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