The double world champion had the plates inserted after a cycling accident in February, he revealed on the first day of testing in Bahrain. One thing is the professional side and driving side, which is 100%. On the personal side I will have to remove two titanium plates that I have on the upper jaw, that will be removed at the end of the season.”. Alonso will drive for Alpine this season, formerly the Renault team with whom he won both his titles. They had to change the gearbox on their car after only one lap for Valtteri Bottas. They did so but Bottas only had time to conclude six laps before the end of the session. Mercedes however concluded with just 48 laps, the lowest of any team.

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