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Alonso aiming to get Renault up to fourth

Fernando Alonso says he is determined to get Renault's season back on course after a string of disappointing race results in which the team has failed to convert promising qualifying pace into points.

"Well, for sure this is one of the races that I'm more concentrated because in Barcelona we had an engine failure, in Turkey I was fifth or sixth - I don't remember - and in Monaco and Canada no points again," Alonso said.

"So in the Drivers' championship I am a little bit too far from the position I want to be in, and in the Constructors' championship, which is more important this year because I'm not fighting for the Drivers' championship, I want to have the team to at least finish in fourth place, behind the top three teams," he added. 

"But we are a little bit too far now from Red Bull. They have 21 points I think, so now it's up to us and I take responsibility as well to score points and to help the team to finish fourth," he added.

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