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Alonso: McLaren-Honda prioritising reliability over performance

Fernando Alonso says he no longer knows what to expect from race weekends after a difficult opening four races of the season.

McLaren's start to the year has been plagued by reliability issues with its Honda power unit, resulting in three DNFs and two DNSs between the two cars. Aside from the reliability problems, the Honda power unit also has a significant performance deficit to its rivals, but Alonso says the focus has to be on reliability first.

"After a run of difficult races for us, I'm not sure what we can expect from this weekend," Alonso said.