LE MANS, France -- In the early hours of Sunday morning, Fernando Alonso grabbed the No.8 Toyota by the scruff of the neck and wrestled it back into contention for the Le Mans 24 Hours.
When Alonso clambered into the car at 1:30am, fate appeared to be turning against the Spaniard and his teammates. Just over two and a half hours later, those of us still awake inside the sleepy Le Mans media centre were convinced we had just seen a pivotal moment in the race. At 3:00pm later that day, the momentum he had started in those early hours culminated with the No.