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Alonso looking forward to challenging race at Silverstone

Fernando Alonso has said he is looking forward to race at Silverstone for this weekend's British Grand Prix. The McLaren driver said the race at Silverstone is always a big challenge and the he admires the passionate British fans.

Alonso believes he got the most out of Sunday's French Grand Prix and will now focus on a positive outcome of the British Grand Prix: "After the race at Magny Cours, which was always going to be challenging following qualifying, we came away with a decent result considering and we are now focusing on a more positive weekend at the British Grand Prix."

And as some of the Formula 1 drivers already said the British Grand Prix is always something special. Alonso said about the race: "Silverstone has always been a special race for me as it is one of the biggest Grands Prix of the year and has a unique atmosphere. The fans have a big passion and knowledge for the sport; and it is always a pleasure to race in front of the British crowd. This is even more the case this year as it will be the first time in front of lots of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes employees who will be attending the race; it definitely gives extra motivation."

He furthermore said about the track: "It is great fun to race here as there are some great corners; Copse is one of the fastest we race through. We drive it flat out; it is very quick in the entry with a short apex and you have to get the line just right. Because of all the speed, the car needs to have good handling balance. The track surface is quite bumpy and this can mean visibility is quite bad at some points of the track and you need a good ride height. Overtaking is also possible; probably the best places to do this are through Stowe, Vale and Club."

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