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Alonso: I think we are last

In a sign of how far McLaren have fallen, a retirement for Fernando Alonso and a last-place finish for teammate Stoffel Vandoorne exceeded expectations for the embattled team at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Honda-powered cars had a dreary winter testing with slow times and an assortment of reliability problems, and the same problems played out through the race weekend in Melbourne for the Woking-based outfit. But twice champion Fernando Alonso, who qualified 13th on Saturday, battled up to 10th and for a while was in contention to grab championship points at Albert Park. It all came undone for the Spaniard, however, as his car halted with an apparent suspension...
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