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Boullier: Alonso memory loss not as dramatic as reported

McLaren have confirmed Fernando Alonso suffered temporary memory loss in a testing crash last month but played down media reports that the double world champion forgot he was a Formula 1 driver. El Pais newspaper reported last week that the driver told doctors testing his recall when he regained consciousness: 'My name is Fernando, I race karts. I want to be a Formula One driver.' It claimed the Spaniard could not initially remember anything after 1995. McLaren racing director Eric Boullier told Sky Sports television on Friday that Alonso had suffered 'a normal concussion' with a loss of temporary memory. 'It's not as dramatic as you read in the media. Everything is back to normal,' he...
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