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Alonso: McLaren's straightline speed deficit "dangerous"
McLaren-Honda's straightline speed deficit to rival Formula 1 teams in the Canadian Grand Prix was "dangerous", according to Fernando Alonso. Speed trap figures in Montreal on race day put Alonso 16mph down on the benchmark 213mph achieved by Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari, with the second McLaren of Stoffel Vandoorne faring better by reaching 205mph. Alonso rose up the order by staying out until lap 42 of the 70-lap race on his first set of tyres, but found himself repeatedly overtaken by other cars before an apparent engine failure took him out of 10th place with two laps to go. "The race itself was already hard enough given the lack of power," said Alonso. "They were...
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