Fernando Alonso was initially scheduled to run on the opening day of the second and final in-season test currently held in Austria. But his scary first-lap crash with former Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen last Sunday led McLaren-Honda to change its test plans and swap its driver line-up. Although the Spaniard was spotted all smiles in the pit lane, we may wonder how long Alonso’s enthusiasm will last if things don't improve quickly for the renewed Woking/Sakura alliance.

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