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McLaren blames gust of wind for Alonso's heavy F1 crash

Team rules out mechanical failure as the cause of accident during the final day of testing at Barcelona on Sunday. McLaren has confirmed that Fernando Alonso is “making a solid recovery in hospital” – and revealed its findings about the cause of his crash at Barcelona's Turn 3 on Sunday. The Woking-based team said that after analysing the data, it concluded that an unpredictable high gust of wind was the root cause for his McLaren-Honda MP4-30 to leave the track and hit a concrete wall. "Even at this early stage, we have been able to reach some firm conclusions," said the team in a statement. "His car ran wide at the entry to Turn Three – which is a fast uphill...
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