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Alonso: Race was decided at first corner

Fernando Alonso decided to look on the bright side of being beaten by his team-mate Lewis Hamilton to first place in today's race at Indianapolis. He says he is happy to finally end his Indianapolis jinx and gain more points over Ferrari in the constructors' championship.

Alonso said: "I didn't win but I finally managed to leave Indianapolis with a trophy. I think the race was decided after the first corner, and I didn't manage to get past. All I could do was to stay as close to Lewis as possible. We were side-by-side on one occasion, but it was all fair and square and it was good racing. I was constantly in his slipstream and was getting all kind of dirt from the brakes on my overalls, the car and the helmet which was why I sometimes went slightly off line to try and get some clean air.

"The car was working well, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the season. At the end of the day the team can leave Indianapolis having extended the gap to Ferrari in the Constructors' battle and having eight points is better than none. I'm looking forward to going back to Europe and the rest of the season."

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