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Button: Fuji date change for Alonso hurts so many drivers
News that Fuji Raceway changed the date of their 6-hours World Endurance Championship in October, to accommodate Fernando Alonso's scheduled, has drawn the wrath of several drivers including none other than former teammate Jenson Button. Last week Toyota confirmed that McLaren have granted the Japanese manufacturer the use of Alonso's services for the 2018/2019 WEC super-season. But a storm is brewing as dozens of drivers who have been inconvenienced by the move to ensure Alonso's participation in the Fuji round, which clashed with the United States Grand Prix, are unhappy with the decision. The new date now clashes with Petit Le Mans in which a number of drivers racing at Fuji would have...
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