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Alexander Rossi 'relieved' Fernando Alonso didn't win on Dakar debut

IndyCar's Alexander Rossi says he was 'kind of relieved' two-time Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso didn't win the Dakar Rally on his debut. The Spaniard entered the event with Toyota and managed to finish in 13th place, just under five hours adrift of three-time winner Carlos Sainz. Rossi though, who intends to enter the extreme endurance event himself in the near future, believes had Alonso won on his debut it would have placed a burden on other drivers who make the jump when in reality swapping one series for another is incredibly tough. 'I want to see him do well; I don’t want to see him win it because that would annoy me!” Rossi told RACER....
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