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McLaren's season gets off to a wobbly start

McLaren's season got off to a wobbly start early on in day one for preseason testing in Barcelona when the rear left tyre on his new McLaren MCL33 wobbled off the car causing the Spaniard to lose control and spin into the gravel. It was not the start the team would have wanted as they begin their new era as a Renault powered customer after three years of misery with Honda. The car was towed back to the pits and shortly after the team reported: 'We’ll be back out on track soon – just need to remove that pesky gravel.' The wheels quite literally came off for Fernando Alonso earlier 👀 Just a handful of laps in – not an ideal start to #F1Testing for McLaren 😬#F1...
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