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Fernando Alonso resumed his 2021 preparations with Renault on Wednesday, the Spaniard running 93 laps at Bahrain onboard a 2018-spec car.
The Enstone squad had dispatched a car and crews to Sakhir last week for a four-day program catered to young drivers Christian Lundgaard, Guanyu Zhou and Oscar Piastri.
But the team has stayed on for two extra days to provide Alonso with another opportunity to stretch his legs in an F1 car ahead of his return to the grid next season.
Last month, Alonso had kickstarted his preparations with a limited 100-km outing at Barcelona where he sampled the French outfit's 2020 contender.
Renault F1 team boss Cyril Abiteboul was hoping to offer the two-time world champion more mileage onboard the outfit's R.S.20 at the post-season young drivers' test at Abu Dhabi.
But so far, Renault's request for an exception to run Alonso at Yas Marina has not received a favourable response.
