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Alonso and Hamilton took a one-two for McLaren - as Massa made a double-whopper botch of it. By MARK HUGHES The pieces slotted into place beautifully, made a madly exciting Sepang Sunday. The various circumstances of the weekend brought the race all the tension and excitement absent from Melbourne. Those circumstances were many, but central to them was a dramatic one-second-per-lap swing in McLaren's favour compared to the first race. At Sepang the MP4-22 was every bit as fast as the Ferrari - the same Ferrari that had been more than one second per lap ahead of the field in Melbourne. There are very solid technical reasons for this, but first the point needs to be made that those various elements were stitched together by a brilliant pair of drives from McLaren's Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. Brilliant individually; brilliant as a combined force. © 2021 Autosport
In the magazine: Wheldon the Lionheart In AUTOSPORT magazine this week, we reflect on the life of Dan Wheldon with those who knew him best, and remember the day, just a month before his death, when he showed off IndyCar's staircase of talent Mag 
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The image battle facing F1's 'nice guy' He's had his fingers burned by social media's keyboard warriors who have trouble appreciating that he's only human. But after two years in the intense spotlight Formula 1 brings, Lando Norris has no plans to change his outlook F1 
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How Ogier achieved a fitting Monte Carlo farewell Against pandemic-shaped odds, the World Rally Championship season opener went ahead in Monte Carlo last weekend as a familiar face again took top spot. But for an emotional Sebastien Ogier, his record-breaking eighth win meant more than most WRC 
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