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Alonso fastest on first test day before rain

– Fernando Alonso put McLaren-Honda at the top of the timesheets on the opening day of the second in-season test session at Silverstone, which began in dry conditions before rain arrived midway through.Alonso led from the early stages and worked his way down to a 1:31.290 on the Super Soft tyre, which put him over 1.5s clear of the field.As the drivers entered the lunch break, rainfall arrived, and continued through the afternoon, which prevented any lap time improvements.Esteban Ocon, on Mediums, was next up, and the most productive driver of the day with 123 laps, as he carried out his first test for Mercedes.Ocon had been scheduled to drive on the final day of the first in-season...
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