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Alonso: Competitive spirit ‘ignited' following Abu Dhabi test

Fernando Alonso says his competitive spirit has somewhat been 'ignited' after testing Renault's RS.20 in Abu Dhabi this week. The Spaniard has been out of Formula 1 for two years after he left McLaren to focus on the Indy 500, WEC and the Dakar, but signed a deal to return to the same team – albeit under the Alpine brand – he won two World Championships with back in 2005 and 2006. He got his first official taste of current F1 machinery this week when he was granted permission to take part in the ‘Young Driver Test', following the conclusion of the 2020 season. Alonso topped the session after sharing the day with junior Guanyu Zhou, posting a time of 1:36.333, which would have...
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