He could perform miracles' – Fernando Alonso's debut F1 season remembered by those who were there, ahead of his 350th GP start

Fernando Alonso will make F1 history in Singapore when he lines up on the Marina Bay grid for his 350th start – surpassing Kimi Raikkonen as the outright record holder. To mark the occasion, we go all the way back to Alonso’s first season with Minardi in 2001, gathering the memories of team boss Paul Stoddart and his two team mates that year, Tarso Marques and Alex Yoong.

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