MONTMELO, Spain -- Despite his highly-publicised morning crash generating the most headlines, Fernando Alonso's main takeaway from the opening day of testing was the potential of his Renault-powered McLaren.
McLaren's first official test in the post-Honda era lasted just six laps before Alonso's right left rear tyre came lose at the final corner, what the team put down to a wheel-nut failure. The incident cost the Spaniard most of the remaining time in the morning session, though he recovered after lunch to complete 48 laps by end of the session.
When asked at his evening media session what thoughts when through his mind after the spin, Alonso smiled and said: "That it was a good day for you guys!