Grosjean fastest, Alonso crashes as Barcelona test concludes
Romain Grosjean went fastest for Lotus as Fernando Alonso crashed and was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure on the final day of the second pre-season test at Barcelona.
Grosjean leapt to the top of the timesheets in the afternoon when he bolted on Pirelli's supersoft compound and dropped down to a 1m 24.067s - the fastest time any driver managed over the four-day test in Spain.
But even before Grosjean hit the front, McLaren had called an early end to their own testing programme following Alonso's crash.
The Spaniard hit the wall on the inside of the track between Turns 3 and 4 shortly before midday. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene, and Alonso was taken to the circuit's medical centre before being airlifted to hospital for further checks.
McLaren subsequently confirmed that Alonso was
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