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Jan.30 (GMM) Fernando Alonso on Thursday attended the funeral of his karting mentor, Josep (Genis) Marco.

Having earlier this week travelled to Paris as Renault displayed its new R29 car to team partners, the 27-year-old then moved on to Bellcaire d'Emporda, in his native Spain, to pay his respects.

In the early 90s, then barely a teenager, Alonso lived with the Marco family as he advanced his karting career with Marco's Genikart team.

At the age of 57, Marco died on Monday, and Alonso had been told the sad news by rally legend Carlos Sainz, according to the Spanish newspaper Diario Sport.

Alonso attended the funeral with his father Jose Luis, and fellow racing driver and Genikart contemporary Antonio Garcia.

Alonso and Marco were close: the 2005 and 2006 world champion allowed Marco to use his name for marketing without payment, and a few years ago Alonso sent his mentor a helmet with the inscription: "To Genis, in memory of a wonderful time".