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Fernando Alonso breaks silence on role in Lewis Hamilton controversy

Fernando Alonso has insisted that he never purposefully held up Lewis Hamilton during qualifying at the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix, despite the fact the Spaniard was penalised for it. Alonso and Hamilton had a hostile relationship at McLaren in 2007, the only season of their careers in which they were team-mates. The Spaniard moved to McLaren as a defending two-time World Champion, whilst Hamilton was a young and exciting rookie driver. Back in 2007 at the Hungaroring, Alonso was penalised for holding Hamilton up in the pits, stopping the British driver from setting a final lap in qualifying. Want to work in Formula 1? Browse the latest F1 job vacancies Hamilton's side of the garage were...
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