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Fernando Alonso\u2019s race engineer had a brutal response for his driver after the Aston Martin racer asked about the state of Mercedes during the Brazilian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell collected a combined four points during Sunday\u2019s Interlagos outing.<\/p>\n
Alonso found himself involved in a tussle with Lewis Hamilton at the race restart after a crash between Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen brought out the red flag after the opening lap. The Spaniard won out that particular battle, passing the Mercedes driver with a move down the inside at the end of the Reto Oposta.<\/p>\n
As the Aston Martin driver disappeared up the road in pursuit of second-placed Lando Norris, Hamilton slipped back into the clutches of Sergio Perez, who had already broken out of the DRS train and overtaken his Mercedes team-mate, George Russell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Alonso sitting pretty in a podium position, he came onto the team radio to ask \u201cWhat happened to Mercedes?\u201d His race engineer had a brutal reply lined up, simply responding: \u201cThey\u2019re dying.\u201d<\/p>\n
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