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Alonso says P7 a "gift" but wants trouble-free race

Fernando Alonso labelled his seventh place on the grid for the Spanish Grand Prix a "gift" after making it to Q3 for the first time this year. The McLaren driver, who was unable to run in first Friday practice after another engine failure, had his best qualifying performance since last year's Hungarian Grand Prix, finishing as 'best of the rest' behind Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull. Alonso had outqualified teammate Stoffel Vandoorne by half a second in Q1, the Belgian finishing down in 19th place. Although the Spaniard - who will race in the Indianapolis 500 this month - insisted the goal was to score points on Sunday, he said qualifying had been "beautiful"....
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