Fernando Alonso completed a clean day of testing Wednesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, passing rookie orientation and getting acclimated to the 2.5-mile oval with the track to himself. Turn 1 at Indianapolis can be the most intimidating corner in all of racing, and for someone as seasoned as the two-time Formula 1 World Champion, experiencing it for the first time was not what he expected it would be. "It was OK, I think thanks to the rookie [orientation]," Alonso said. "The first couple of laps you lift off and you go in corners and you start feeling the grip, the car, and you try to follow that target you need to reach in terms of speed, so that was one thing and then...
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