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PERFECT WEEKEND; Renault's Alonso continues his winning ways.(Motorsports)

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Byline: NIGEL ROEBUCK

Fernando Alonso may have gotten his fourth consecutive victory at the Canadian Grand Prix, but he says it's a win that didn't come easily.

"I never felt confident at any stage,'' Alonso said. "It wasn't my toughest win-before the safety car came out, with a few laps to go I was 25 seconds ahead of [Kimi] Raikkonen. But in terms of not making mistakes, it was definitely the toughest race this year.

"You had to be so precise,'' Alonso continued. "Off the line, the marbles [little balls of rubber discarded by the tires] were terrible, and also the track started breaking up in places. Lapping people was not easy...''

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