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Nadal gets Le Mans started with Buemi leading from pole

French Open tennis champion Rafael Nadal got the 86th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans started on Saturday, with Fernando Alonso’s teammate Sebastien Buemi leading from pole position in the number eight Toyota. The Spanish grand slam great, Alonso’s compatriot, was making his first visit to the Sarthe circuit as official starter after winning at Roland Garros for a record 11th time last weekend. “The energy of this place is just fantastic,” he told nine-times Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen in a trackside interview for Eurosport television before asking the drivers to start their engines. “I am experiencing something completely different.” Alonso is making his Le Mans debut in...
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