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Alonso: I've had better birthday gifts!

Birthday boy Fernando Alonso qualified seventh for the Hungarian Grand Prix, which is better than he has done on most occasions this season, but the McLaren driver was not terribly enthused by his birthday gift. 'To start 7th and 8th tomorrow, as we will, was our first big goal for the weekend. It's nice but I've had better birthday gifts! I've won here, I've been on the podium, so to be 7th on the grid, it's the least we could have achieved knowing this is a track where the engine counts a bit less.' 'But we're still far behind, so let's try and have some fun tomorrow. There are a lot of things happening in the background for 2018, so let's hope next year we can be fighting for pole...
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