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Newey sees end of a nightmare, expects Alonso to stay at Aston Martin
BUDAPEST, July 24 : Adrian Newey saw the end of a nightmare, and the start of a return to respectability, after struggling Aston Martin's heavily-upgraded car made its track debut at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday.The top Formula One designer and team principal also expected double champion Fernando Alonso, who turns 45 next week, to stay with Aston Martin."These first races have been a complete nightmare," Newey told reporters after first practice at the Hungaroring saw Spaniard Alonso lap 13th fastest, an improvement on being near the back of the field."Hopefully we can get at least to a point of respectability now and then from there we can try to keep moving forward." Silverstone-based Aston Martin have scored one point in 10 rounds and are last but one in the standings, with only
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