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Alonso crashes McLaren 45 minutes into F1 winter testing
Montmelo (Barcelona), Feb 26 (IANS) Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of team McLaren got off to an unlucky start to the pre-season on Monday, skidding into the gravel after his right rear wheel came off just 45 minutes into the first day of winter testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain.
The red flag was raised after the crash, suspending the race until the Spaniard’s papaya orange and blue MCL33 car was dislodged, reports Efe.
“We’ll be back out on track soon — just need to remove that pesky gravel,” Mclaren said on its official Twitter page, along with a photo of the 36-year-old driver.
Alonso had been off to a promising start before the crash, completing six laps with a fastest time of one minute and 24.202 seconds.
Later, the cause of the crash was reportedly attributed to a wheel-nut problem by McLaren’s Executive Director Zak Brown during a press conference.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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