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Boullier: Alonso is like a shark when it smells blood

McLaren chief Eric Boullier is in awe Fernando Alonso who did not allow two punctures and shredding tyres suffered in the opening stages of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to stop his from returning into the pits bolting on new tyres and wrestle his way back to seventh place. The Spaniard himself was impressed with the feat, and Boullier – with inside information – is mightily impressed. The team chief reflected, 'He has this facility to switch his driving style always to suit the car balance. He is one of the very rare ones. Depending on the balance, whether you have front [brake] locking, rear locking, straight away he adjusts his driving to not hurt the tyres. In that case, it...
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