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Alonso delights home crowd with Spanish GP win

Fernando Alonso from Ferrari scored a hugely-popular victory in front of his home crowd by putting on a dominating performance in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.Alonso started fifth but quickly charged through field before overtaking Mercedes driver and pole sitter Nico Rosberg for the lead on lap 13. The Spaniard then took command from there, finishing 9.3 seconds ahead of his closest competitor, Kimi Raikkonen from Lotus. Alonso claimed his second win of the season and the 32nd of his Formula One career, which moved him ahead of Nigel Mansell for fourth on the racing circuit's all-time grand prix winners list.Michael Schumacher holds the record for most victories with 91, followed by Alain Prost's 51 wins and 41 victories for Ayrton Senna.As part of his celebration, Alonso was handed the Spanish flag right after he took the checkered flag. He then waved the flag in salute to his fans while he made his cool-down lap around the 2.892-mile Catalunya circuit in Barcelona. Alonso also won th...

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