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Fernando Alonso is expecting to battle Lewis Hamilton throughout the 2022 season because he feels Alpine's power unit, which is supplied by Renault, just equal to that of eight-time Constructors' Championship winners Mercedes.

Hamilton has struggled in the opening two races of the season, finishing third and 10th respectively. Alonso crossed the chequered flag in ninth place in Bahrain but picked up a DNF in Saudi Arabia.

Despite the setback, the Spaniard feels his car is more than capable of tangling with the like of Hamilton and George Russell this year.

"We are very happy with the performance of our engine. We believe that we are playing in the same league as the others from this year," said Alonso. "We were able to fight on the straights with the others in Jeddah and Bahrain, let's wait and see if that is confirmed."

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