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Alonso claims 33% of the F1 grid is 'low quality' - is he right?
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A third of Formula 1’s grid is “very low” quality. That was the charge Fernando Alonso levelled at some of his rivals after one of them wrecked his United States Grand Prix. But is it at all justified, who is he referring to and what’s really behind such an outlandish statement?
00:00 Alonso goes after his fellow drivers
01:40 What’s Alonso’s motivation here?
04:25 Who is he taking aim at?
06:28 Why Alonso is right - and wrong
09:35 Frustration boiling over
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