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Hamilton: It will be a real shame if Alonso retires

It would be a 'real shame' if Fernando Alonso was lost to formula one after 2017, according to his former McLaren nemesis Lewis Hamilton. Alonso said at Spa that, having enjoyed and thrived in the V10 and V8 eras, he sees modern F1 as comparatively 'sad'. 'Cars are heavy,' he said. 'No grip. We save fuel, we save tyres, we save everything.' Alonso said a lot is riding on the 2017 rules, because if the cars are not significantly better, 'probably I will stop'. Arguably, the downwards trajectory of Alonso's career post 2006 has something to do with Lewis Hamilton, with whom he clashed so badly at McLaren. 'I don't feel that way,' Hamilton told El Pais newspaper at Spa. 'It was a period...
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