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Fernando Alonso has been cleared to carry on raging at McLaren by his own boss even though he called them “amateurs”.

Acting CEO Jonathan Neale told Mirror Sport double champion Alonso would not be benched for his jaw-dropping comments on the team radio during Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix.

Neale also admitted the Spaniard was right to flat out refuse team instructions to lift and coast and save fuel.

Critics had expected Alonso to get a slap on the wrist for his embarrassing comments during what turned out to be one of McLaren’s worst performances in 30 years.

“No, Not at all. I like his attitude,” said Neal.

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“We are not going to dumb down our drivers. Fernando is great. He’s dynamite and if he wants to speak his mind, we’ll let him do it. That’s why we hired him.

“We’ve had too much of the super-controlled, super-smooth stuff. Just tell it as it is. You can see it on the circuit. We’ve just got to get on with it.

“I do believe progress isn’t made by reasonable men, so why would I expect my drivers to be reasonable?”

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Neale even admitted Alonso was right to carry on racing and ignore calls from the pit-wall to save fuel.

“He was the guy on the track trying to make it happen and in reality when we looked at the data, hat’s off to Fernando - he was right to keep pushing there,” he added.

“It was a driver’s choice. But it also made for great TV and broadcasting.

"We don’t want our drivers to be too corporate or controlled. That’s what makes them what they are.”