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Alonso: I had to give in Korea 16.10.2011

Two-time world champion in Formula 1 Fernando Alonso to explain why he refused to catch up with leaders in the Grand Prix of Korea.

"I turned 20 laps at a brisk pace to overtake the leaders. I managed to do it. Consult on the radio how many laps there until the end of the race. The answer was two, so I decided to not continue with the attack. There was no point, it was impossible to change something for such a short time.

Alonso finished the race in fifth place. Its backlog of the second but Hamilton was 3.6 seconds. Sebastian Vettel triumphed anyway for the tenth time this season.