In terms of car development, it was a fairly routine first day of practice at the Hockenheimring today. Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso, celebrating his 35th birthday today, undertook some aero work during FP1, and worked hard to dial-in the balance of their MP4-31s. In the afternoon, Jenson was forced to finish FP2 early after getting something in his left eye while in the middle of a run. He went to a local hospital for a precautionary check-up, where a foreign body was removed. Fernando Alonso: 'It was a nice way to celebrate my birthday here with the team - we spend 200 days a year alongside each other, so that was a fantastic feeling. 'I now need to focus on the weekend and help...
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