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Alonso: I was 100 percent sure of a podium
Fernando Alonso made a rocket start from eight on the grid with the lead in sight before his McLaren was T-boned by the out of control Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen. Alonso recovered but the damage to his car forced the team to retire him on lap 8 of the race, but the Spaniard was adamant that a podium was on the cards, and perhaps even a victory, on the night. Afterwards Alonso told reporters, 'I was 100 percent sure of a podium. The question is whether we could have fought for a victory.' As for the incident, he said, 'I didn't see much unfortunately. Everything happened in the inside and I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Unfortunately this race we had a lot of hopes.' 'In wet...
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