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Dennis denies Hamilton feud

McLaren boss Ron Dennis insists drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso have a "positive and growing partnership" and says there is no favouritism towards the young Briton.

Alonso had said on Tuesday: "I have a British team-mate in a British team, and he's doing a great job and we know all the support and help is going to him and I understood that from the beginning."

But team principal Dennis countered: "I can categorically state once again that both drivers have equal equipment, equal support and equal opportunity to win within the team and both Fernando and Lewis know and support this."

He continued in a statement on the team's website: "It's completely understandable the results of each Grand Prix are going to provide both the British and the Spanish media with an opportunity to hang on every word that the drivers say - and sometimes quotes are taken out of context which can put a completely different spin on an innocent remark.

"The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team is made up by extremely passionate and competitive people and there is a healthy competition between the teams working on each car - this is inevitable and there is no issue with that.

"Fernando's comments when read carefully are correct; he hasn't been with the team long and the relationship can only continue to develop. The team is not going to do anything to jeopardise this positive and growing partnership."

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