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Pole Turns On Parabolica

His matchless speed into the Monza corner was crucial to Fernando Alonso’s second pole position of the season. By MARK HUGHES



His matchless speed into the Monza corner was crucial to Fernando Alonso's second pole position of the season. By MARK HUGHES

The key moment was probably Fernando Alonso's entry into the Parabolica on his first new-tyre run. The McLaren twitched once, twice, small, rapid corrections of opposite lock from Alonso well before the apex. Only then did it settle, at the perfect millisecond, to allow him to let the car run free right out to the edge of the track.

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