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Magnussen believes he could've challenged McLaren in qualifying

Renault newcomer Kevin Magnussen reckons he would've been "close" to his former McLaren team's qualifying effort if he hadn't flat-spotted his tyres in Q1. Magnussen ended up 15th and last in Q2, finishing a tenth and a half behind rookie teammate Jolyon Palmer. And while the two McLarens of Fernando Alonso and Magnussen's former teammate Jenson Button will start ahead of them, they were well up on the Renaults, going more than a second faster. "McLaren got through to Q2 with two runs, Jolyon did three runs – I don't think Jolyon would've got through with just two runs, he needed the third one," said Magnussen. "I didn't need the third one. The first run in Q1 I...
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