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Alonso blames McLaren for tense Hamilton rivalry

Fernando Alonso has laid the blame squarely at the feet of McLaren for how his and Lewis Hamilton's relationship at the team unravelled in 2007. Alonso arrived at the team after winning the last two World Championships with Renault, alongside a rookie Hamilton who appeared on the podium in each of his first nine races at McLaren, which defied the initial thoughts of the Spaniard heading to McLaren as a de facto number one driver. The two sparred on track and their rivalry appeared to come to a head when Alonso stayed stationary in his pit box during qualifying in Hungary, which prevented the young Briton from setting another flying lap – much to the chagrin of his team. The pair also...
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