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‘It's amazing': Ex-F1 champion says this veteran racer is ‘like Verstappen'

1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has sung Alpine’s Fernando Alonso for his tremendous attitude following a difficult Canadian Grand Prix. Alonso qualified second alongside polesitter Max Verstappen at the Canadian Grand Prix last time out, but a combination of Safety Car misfortune and engine troubles sent him tumbling down to P7. He was then given a penalty for excessively weaving to defend from Valtteri Bottas, and he would finish ninth while team-mate Esteban Ocon ended in sixth. READ: Ex-F1 champion reveals how Verstappen is different to Hamilton, Vettel and Ricciardo On the face of it, it was not a horrendous day for Alpine, who closed the gap to McLaren to just eight points...
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