The Renault F1 Team's Fernando Alonso experienced a day of mixed fortunes:
while he didn't run into as many problems as team-mate Jarno Trulli, he
nevertheless experienced his fair share, escaping unscathed from a
puncture under braking from 300 kph and also contending with a hydraulic
problem that limited his running. But in spite of this, he was in
positive mood after the first two practice sessions.

"I enjoyed myself today," he enthused. "For me, it is always fun to
discover a new circuit and, during the first few laps, you have to find
the right lines, and learn the track. It is a brand new layout, and
interesting for us. There are a number of corners that are quite similar,
all very slow hairpins, but the rest of the circuit requires very
different things from the car: it must perform well at high speed, have
good traction and be good on the brakes. It is a big challenge."

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