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Alonso: Mission 1 be within 107%, Mission 2 help Stoffel
Fernando Alonso knew before qualifying began that engines penalties mean he would be relegated to the back of the grid for the Russian Grand Prix, but that did not stop him helping Mercedes teammate Stoffel Vandoorne try to get into Q2. Speaking after qualifying 17th for the race at Sochi Autodrom on Sunday, Alonso told reporters, I didn’t attempt any performance run, just ran in a safe mode on the straights and tried to help Stoffel.” “I had two missions: One to set a lap inside 107% and the second mission was to help Stoffel with the tow on the straights. I think we did both and obviously, a lot of the focus has been on the race pace this weekend. Hopefully tomorrow we see some...
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