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Alonso: We are a little behind where we would like be

Fernando Alonso says he is not sure where he will line up on the Melbourne grid for the season opening Australian Grand Prix. McLaren insists it has improved since its diabolical 2015, while Jenson Button described the latest engine step as the biggest Honda has made in 14 months. But Alonso, who just last week was linked with early retirement, warns that McLaren-Honda still has improving to do. 'We still have some power to recover,' he is quoted by AS newspaper, 'as the pre-season has been very short. Hopefully we can unlock the potential during the championship.' Alonso said one obvious step compared to 2015 has been better reliability, 'We can't forget that last year we used 12 engines...
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