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Ricciardo leads start of 2018 F1 testing, Alonso crashes

Daniel Ricciardo has set the fastest time on the opening morning of 2018 Formula 1 pre-season testing while Fernando Alonso and McLaren suffered a tricky start after an early crash. Haas, Toro Rosso and Haas provided an early start to the first day of testing by officially presenting their respective 2018 F1 challengers before the beginning of track action, which was delayed by 10 minutes, heralding the start of the new F1 season. As all 10 teams go up to speed it was McLaren who triggered the first red flag stoppage after Alonso suffered a broken wheel nut on his right-rear tyre sending him into a spin in the gravel at the final turn on just his seventh lap of the day. The crash saw the...
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