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'Alonso briefly unconscious'

Fernando Alonso was rendered unconscious during his accident in testing at Barcelona last week, McLaren boss Ron Dennis has confirmed. The Spaniard has been ruled out of the third and final test of the winter, which is being staged at the Circuit de Catalunya where the two-time champion crashed out and hit a trackside wall on Sunday. 'He was unconscious for a relatively short period of time,' Dennis told reporters. 'We could hear him breathing but no other sounds.' With no clear footage of the accident available, it's unknown if Alonso's head suffered a blow during the impact or if he was made unconscious by the sudden deceleration of the MP4-30 when it struck the wall. Dennis suggested...
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