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McLaren reveals cause of Alonso crash

McLaren's Fernando Alonso's had a rocky start to pre-season testing, finding himself stranded in the gravel trap just six laps into the days' first session. Alonso was on course to set the fastest lap of the day when the incident occurred, triggering the sessions' first red flag in the process. Footage showed the McLaren heading into the final corner as the rear right wheel came loose, pitching car and driver in the kitty litter. 'Neat and tidy' MCL33 gives McLaren room to play The MCL33 was hauled back to the McLaren garage where a thorough inspection revealed a wheel nut issue, according to Zak Brown. "We had a wheel nut issue. We'll get back out here this afternoon," Brown...
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