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<b>CONCUSSED AND RECOVERING:</b> McLaren driver Fernando Alonso will miss the first race of his new job in Melbourne on Sunday. <i>Image: McLaren</i>
MELBOURNE, Australia -McLaren Formula 1 boss Ron Dennis has admitted bungling the Fernando Alonso saga, finally now joining those who agree the Barcelona test crash is a "mystery".
Since the Spaniard hit the wall on February 22, McLaren has claimed it was a "normal" incident and a mere concussion for the team's new star driver but Dennis insisted in a recent media conference that Alonso was in fact not even concussed, attracting wide condemnation from fans and the media.
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