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Alonso and Button for McLaren as Magnussen gets demoted
(L to R) Yasuhisa Arai, Jenson Button, Kevin Magnussen, Fernando Alonso and Ron Dennis
Spain's double world champion Fernando Alonso and Britain's Jenson Button will drive for Honda-powered McLaren next season, the Formula 1 team said on Thursday, with Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen demoted as a result.
Alonso's return to Woking, seven years after he left following an acrimonious season as 2007 team mate to then-rookie Lewis Hamilton, had been an open secret for months in the paddock.
His partner next year had been far less clear-cut, with the former champions having to decide between one of their 2014 pairing of Button and Magnussen, who will stay with the team as a reserve and test...
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