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Alonso: It has been very positive for me

After another dismal qualifying, this time for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, McLaren driver Fernando Alonso claims that he is having a positive weekend in Baku despite the fact that he will start from the back row of the grid as the FIA pile on the penalties. Alonso failed to make it beyond F1 during qualifying and gave a glimpse of his reality to reporters afterwards, 'Our speed is so slow that [other drivers] think we are on a slow lap but no this is our speed, we are starting a timed lap so they get surprised a bit.' When asked how he was feeling in Baku, despite the setbacks the Spaniard was upbeat, 'It has been very positive for me.' Both his long time advisor Flavio Briatore and manager...
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