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Fernando Alonso: “Today hasn’t been the most perfect start”

Fernando Alonso endured a difficult opening day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Monday as the Spaniard completed just twenty-nine laps after mechanical issues. The McLaren-Honda Formula 1 Team driver lost all of the morning session due to an oil systems issue, which required a complete engine change, with the time it took to switch the units also compromising his afternoon running. As a result he was unable to gauge where the team are in comparison to their rivals, finishing tenth fastest of the eleven drivers who took to the track. Alonso now hopes that the team can get some significant running in over the remaining three days of this test, although he hands...
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