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Alonso: 12th is like pole position for us

Although Fernando Alonso only qualified 12th for the Canadian Grand Prix, after which the McLaren driver said the result was like pole position for him and his beleaguered team. Amid headline grabbing reports suggesting a split between Honda and McLaren is imminent, Alonso returned from his high profile Indy 500 foray to the reality of his problem packed Formula 1 season. A hydraulic issue in the first free practice session cut short valuable track time for him on the opening day. The second day of the weekend in Montreal was kinder to the Spaniard, but at the end of qualifying he was still 1.2 seconds off Lewis Hamilton's pole winning time. Speaking to reporters afterwards, Alonso said,...
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