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Inside McLaren: Secrets of Alonso’s unbelievable Baku drive

Fernando Alonso described his drive in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, in which he took a badly damaged McLaren to a seventh-place finish, as "one of the best races of my life". Only now, though, can it be revealed exactly how good a performance it was. The Spaniard slipped under the radar in the immediate aftermath of the race in Baku, probably because events at the front were so dramatic. But Alonso's afternoon also deserves exploring. BBC Sport was given exclusive access to the two-time champion's car at the McLaren factory as it arrived back from Baku and can reveal the extent of the damage and the effect on its performance. Alonso himself was shown photographs of the damage to his...
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