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Fernando Alonso: “We’re all looking forward to going racing”

Fernando Alonso had a positive afternoon at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Friday, but only after a disastrous morning when a turbo issue forced an engine change on his MCL33. The McLaren F1 Team racer lost around five hours of track time as his mechanics changed his Renault power unit, but when he returned to the track he made up for lost time by completing ninety-three laps, with his 1:17.784s the second best time of the day and the third fastest time of pre-season testing. “Today was a bit of a rollercoaster!” admitted Alonso. “This morning we had an engine issue which meant we couldn’t complete any of the morning programme, but the guys did a fantastic job once again to...
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