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Alonso needs “more than” 50bhp to contend for pole
McLaren’s Fernando Alonso thinks he would need more than 50bhp extra from his Honda engine to fight for pole position in Formula 1, despite qualifying seventh for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Spaniard lapped 1.899s off Lewis Hamilton’s Barcelona pole position time to match the best qualifying position of his second stint at McLaren – even though he lost all of yesterday’s first free practice session to an engine failure. This is the first time Alonso has reached Q3 in 2017, but he believes another major step is needed from Honda to have any chance of fighting at the front. “I don’t think that 50 is enough,” said Alonso when asked after qualifying if an extra 50bhp would...
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