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Finding 2.5 seconds before 2016 is 'realistic' - Alonso

Fernando Alonso reckons McLaren and Honda have what it takes to close their current two and half second deficit to the front-running teams over the winter period. The British team has struggled all season - scoring just 19 points - with much of the blame placed on the shoulders of its Japanese engine supplier. Alonso however says closing the gap remains a realistic target for the team: "Two and a half seconds. If we improve two and a half seconds, we will win next year," he said in Austin. "It's realistic but the thing is that we need to work very hard with a very high discipline all winter and all united, because in this new Formula 1 everything is a package." The...
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