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Fernando Alonso - 7th place, 6 points - 8.5/10
Once again Alonso came alive when the opportunities were there at the start of the race, leaping up to fifth place on the opening lap. Good pace and strong defensive driving kept the quicker Toro Rossos at bay in the opening stint, and it was more of the same until Alonso managed to squeeze a bit more pace out of his McLaren before his final stop for soft tyres to give himself a margin over Kvyat. From there he managed his tyres to the flag, with even team-mate Jenson Button admitting the Spaniard outperformed the car somewhat.
