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Alonso Admits Points Finish 'A Very Nice Surprise'

Fernando Alonso admits points were a “nice reward” as the McLaren F1 Team driver recovered from starting in the pitlane to finish eighth. The Spaniard was forced to start from the pitlane after making changes to his McLaren after qualifying and was very happy to score points at the Red Bull Ring but admitted it was a strange race. “I’m very happy – we didn’t expect points today, so that was a very nice surprise. “It was a strange race. I started from the pit-lane, was then running 19th after the first laps, then I got stuck behind a group of cars and wasn’t able to run at my proper pace. “Also, the front wing we ran was last year’s, so we didn’t know exactly how it...
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