Fernando Alonso Was Right to Join McLaren Despite Apparent Ferrari Progress

As Sebastian Vettel crossed the line to finish third in Formula One's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, those of a sympathetic disposition may have spared a thought for Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard, no doubt watching the race from the comfort of his Oviedo home, will have witnessed his former team doing something they hadn't done since 2008—beating both Williams and Red Bull on raw pace alone. To add insult to injury, he will have then seen Jenson Button, his 2015 team-mate at McLaren, trail home two laps down in the woefully uncompetitive MP4-30. Kevin Magnussen, standing in for the injured two-time champion, didn't even make it to the start. But such sympathy, were it directed, will have been misplaced. Alonso doesn't need it a...

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