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I got lucky, says risk taker Alonso

Proving that there remains plenty of life in the old dog, Fernando Alonso admits that he was 'lucky' in a race which saw him take a lot of risks. Perhaps it was the partisan crowd bringing back memories of his early days when his countrymen abandoned MotoGP for F1 now that they finally had a local hero to cheer, or perhaps he merely had a point to prove. Either way, the Dutch Grand Prix was further proof that Fernando Alonso has lost none of his flair or guile. Another brilliant start saw him overtake his teammate, the pair banging wheels in Turn 1, before the Spaniard had a similar close encounter with Antonio Giovinazzi in Turn 6. Teammate Esteban Ocon, feeling he was quicker,...
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