New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Tom Latham is in doubt for the side's World Cup opener against Sri Lanka on June 1 after suffering a finger fracture during the third warm-up game against Australia in Brisbane last week.

Latham had sustained the injury while keeping wicket and was later forced to leave the field for medical attention.

According to stuff.co.nz, the injury is healing and Latham has been cleared to depart to England and Wales with the squad on Sunday, but is in doubt for New Zealand's two warm-up games and their tournament opener in Cardiff.

If Latham doesn't recover in time, Tom Blundell will become the first New Zealander since 1987 to make his ODI debut at a World Cup. Blundell was picked as the second wicketkeeper ahead of Tim Seifert, who has just recovered from a finger injury himself.

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New Zealand chief selector Gavin Larsen confirmed that both Seifert and Test wicketkeeper BJ Watling were on standby but they will not travel with the squad on Sunday.

"Whether he [Latham] takes his place in those warm-up games we'll take a day-by-day approach on that, which will be down to the medical guys and Gary [Stead] and support staff when they're over there," Larsen told Trackside Radio. "They're both ready; Tim has come off the back of his finger injury, that's OK, and BJ has been going well. We've got the different skill sets covered."

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Hours after the NFL officially announced Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson's six-game suspension for violating the league's performance-enhancing substance policy, the eight-time Pro Bowler stood on the red carpet at his foundation's annual fundraiser and apologized and said he's "deeply disappointed" for the situation that led to him missing the Cardinals' first six games.

"Definitely, definitely sorry what broke out today ... I think you guys understand my character and also understand my commitment on and off the field, and also to my teammates and also to the Arizona Cardinals organization," Peterson said. "That's why this is apparently very, very hard for me 'cause obviously I've never been in this situation before and I never wanted to have my name attached to anything like this.

"I'm looking to move forward and put this behind me. I want to thank my family, my teammates, the coaching staff, the Arizona Cardinals community and also the organization. And I'm looking forward to getting back Week 7. I'm going to continue to try to keep that smile on my face and get back to being the best DB in the league."

Peterson gave a 139-word statement and then took questions. Reporters were threatened by his public relations team not to ask about the suspension and to keep questions on the charity event or risk the press availability ending. However, Peterson answered a variety of questions about his suspension and the timing of its announcement.

Peterson, who said he has known about the pending suspension for months, felt the timing of the news breaking Thursday morning, followed by the official announcement from the NFL a few hours later, was "horrible."

The plan, Peterson said, was to make the announcement next week after his annual fundraiser.

"It is what it is," Peterson said. "It was going to come out eventually, but definitely didn't want it to come out here tonight or today."

Peterson, however, said he felt "relieved" that the news is out so he can "put it behind me and I can move forward."

Peterson said he talked with general manager Steve Keim and that his relationship with the Cardinals is "great." However, Peterson hinted that he won't be at any of the Cardinals' voluntary organized team activities.

"Have to be a father," Peterson said. "My wife's a doctor. I'm the only one right now that can really take [my daughter] to school, so I have to take her to school each and every day and make sure she gets there secured and make sure she's picked up.

"I'm still working out, doing my due diligence to make sure that I'm in shape come mandatory minicamp."

Peterson was asked if he wanted to clarify anything about his six-game suspension.

"No, just a six-game suspension," he said.

Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly will meet with the Washington Wizards to discuss the franchise's president of basketball operations job, league sources told ESPN.

Connelly, a primary target of the Wizards' search, is expected to meet with Washington as soon as Friday, league sources said.

The Nuggets' willingness to grant permission for Washington to talk to its Executive of the Year candidate is rooted in Connelly's deep ties to the Mid-Atlantic region and some extenuating family considerations, league sources said. Connelly holds a great affection for the Nuggets organization and would've only considered an overture from Washington.

The Denver ownership's confidence in general manager Arturas Karnisovas' ability to assume full control of basketball operations, if needed, also played a part in its decision to allow Connelly to hear out Washington owner Ted Leonsis, league sources said.

Connelly and Nuggets president and governor Josh Kroenke maintain a strong relationship. It is unlikely that Connelly would've sought to consider another job except for the Wizards.

Connelly, an NBA Executive of the Year candidate, methodically constructed a Western Conference contender that earned the No. 2 seed and advanced to a Game 7 against Portland in the West semifinals. Connelly signed a contract extension in February, but Washington could offer a far more lucrative package -- and the contract years and patience to overhaul a fledgling franchise.

Connelly is a Baltimore native and broke into the NBA in the Wizards front office as an intern in 1996 and rose to video coordinator, scout and personnel director before becoming an assistant GM in New Orleans in 2010. His wife is from Washington, D.C., and the couple's extended family resides in the region.

The Wizards are replacing former president Ernie Grunfeld, who was fired after 16 years on the job. Interim GM Tommy Sheppard, a candidate to earn the permanent job, is running the team now. Oklahoma City's Troy Weaver and former Atlanta and Cleveland GM Danny Ferry have both had multiple conversations with the Wizards and also remain candidates for the job, league sources said.

Connelly drafted a core of talent, including All-Star center Nikola Jokic and guards Jamal Murray and Gary Harris, and signed former All-Star Paul Millsap to a free-agent contract.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard believed there was contact before Andre Iguodala's strip that sealed the Golden State Warriors' 114-111 win in Thursday night's Game 2 of the Western Conference finals, but he didn't blame the referees for not blowing the whistle.

After the Warriors fouled with 10 seconds remaining, Lillard isolated against Iguodala on the left wing, attempting to create space to shoot a 3-pointer that would have tied the score.

However, Iguodala swiped the ball away with his right hand as Lillard went into his shooting motion, ensuring that Portland headed home down 0-2.

"I know it's a tough position for the referees to be in to make a call at that point in the game," said Lillard, who finished with 23 points but didn't score in the final 7 minutes, 42 seconds. "Tried to get a little bit of space the first time. He grabbed my arm, and I lost the ball a little bit. I regained it, and I was going to shoot it again. He got his hand on the ball.

"For me, as the offensive player, I felt like it was contact. There was a lot of contact. But, obviously, the ref is not going to decide the game or jump in at that point. You know, so ... good defensive play."

The play put the finishing touches on an ugly display of crunch-time offense by Portland, which led by 15 points at halftime and eight points after backup center Meyers Leonard made a 3 off a Lillard feed with 4:28 remaining.

The Trail Blazers missed eight of their final nine shots, the lone exception a 3 by Seth Curry that put Portland up by a point with 1:03 remaining. CJ McCollum, the star of the Blazers' Game 7 win over the Denver Nuggets in the West semifinals, missed all five of his field goal attempts down the stretch.

"We got some good looks," said McCollum, who had 22 points on 9-of-23 shooting. "I personally had some good looks. I had an open 3 I missed, and I had a floater I missed late. I had a switch with Draymond [Green]; I missed a 3-pointer. I think it's just a make-or-miss league. They played good defense, but I can live with the shots I missed every day of the week."

Green was a dominant force on both ends of the floor during Golden State's rally to close the game despite having five fouls.

Green accounted for all five of the Warriors' baskets after the Blazers went up by eight, getting two layups and dishing to teammates for a pair of dunks and a layup. That included an alley-oop to Kevon Looney for a dunk immediately after Portland took its last lead and a layup on the Warriors' next possession. Green also had two rebounds and blocked one of McCollum's shots in the final four minutes.

"We've been here before," said Green, who had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 blocks in the win. "And when you are on a run like we are currently in, you've seen everything. And so we're down eight points with what, four minutes to go or whatever it was, just got to keep going, because we know we can erase eight points in a minute. So, always understanding that and having confidence in that is key, but at the same time, understanding what it takes and what needs to be done in order to do that is just as important, if not more important.

"So I think our experience really paid off tonight and just having a bunch of guys that's never going to quit."

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The fact that Sonya Curry sent a group text to her extended family on the eve of the Western Conference finals is not surprising.

She's always sending inspirational texts to the family. Or as she pronounces it, "texes, like Texas." But this "texes" message was special, because her sons -- Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Seth Curry of the Portland Trail Blazers -- are the first brothers to play against each other in a conference finals.

And while she doesn't like the Currys being called the NBA's Royal Family or First Family -- "Those titles come from other people," she says. "We're not saying that's us. We're just like everybody else. We've just been given this platform." -- Sonya Curry did want the family to enjoy this experience and handle the attention with class.

"Most of my texts are kind of motivational," she told ESPN after Stephen's Warriors bested Seth's Trail Blazers 114-111 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series Thursday night.

"I send a lot of scripture. In this one I just told everyone, 'God is the reason we're in this position as a family. So if he's helped get us here, it's up to us to represent him with class in the stands, on the court, wherever.'"

Seth's fiancée, Callie Rivers, responded. So did Stephen and his wife, Ayesha. So did Sonya's daughter, Sydel Curry Lee.

"Everybody is pretty good about responding except for Seth," Sonya Curry said. "He read it though."

Seth was standing off to the side, in the hallway outside the family room at Oracle Arena after the loss Thursday. He'd played great, scoring 16 points on 5-for-9 shooting. But the Warriors came back to win a game they'd trailed by as many as 17 points. And his older brother had, once again, led the way with 37 points and eight assists.

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— ESPN (@espn) May 17, 2019

"It worked out perfectly tonight," Stephen Curry joked after the game. "He played well and we won." The room laughed. It was the perfect older brother thing to say. But damn it, Seth Curry wanted this one. And Sonya wanted it for him, too.

"You know what my prayers have been?" she said, looking over at her younger son. "For Seth to steal the ball from Stephen, go down and hit a shot and lift his arms up."

Seth actually did that Thursday. In fact, three of his four steals in the game came at the expense of his older brother.

"I feel like I've seen every Warrior game over the last 10 years," Seth Curry said. "Every Steph game. So I feel like I know some of the things they like to do and some of the things he likes to do."

But Seth and the Trail Blazers aren't in the mood for moral victories. These are the conference finals and they had the defending champions on the ropes. Meyers Leonard hit a 3-pointer to give Portland a 108-100 lead with 4:28 left to play. But Golden State closed on a 14-3 run, while Portland missed eight of its last nine shots and got outrebounded 9-2.

Andre Iguodala sealed things with a late steal on Damian Lillard as Lillard rose up to take a deep 3-pointer.

"We stole that game," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. "I thought they outplayed us for much of the night. The majority of the night. But we brought enough competitive fire in the second half to overcome their great play."

There have been dozens of games like this during the Warriors' run and they are always so devastating for opponents. The Warriors will come out complacent, with regular-season intensity, Kerr says, and a proud opponent will capitalize on it to build a double-digit lead. It can smell the upset.

Then the Warriors find the "appropriate fear," to quote San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, and they zoom back into the lead with a blizzard of Curry and Klay Thompson 3-pointers.

Thursday, the Warriors made their gut-punching run in the third quarter, when Thompson outscored Portland by himself during a 27-8 run over an eight-minute stretch.

From the time the Blazers had their largest lead (67-50 with 11:44 left in the third) to Golden State's taking its first lead of second half (77-75 with 3:48 left in quarter), Portland didn't attempt a single 3-pointer. But it didn't fold.

Seth Curry hit two deep 3-pointers from an area the Oracle Arena crowd is used to seeing Steph fire from. His 3-pointer with 5:31 to go gave Portland a seven-point lead and felt a little like a comeuppance.

Was the little brother finally going to have his day? Whether you love the Currys and their wholesome, classy image or find them a bit saccharine, you had to relate to Seth Curry in that moment.

Competing with an older brother as likeable and successful as Stephen Curry must be like trying to push Santa Claus off his pedestal.

As his older brother stepped to the line to take three critical free throws with 2:01 to go, Seth whispered to him after the first make, "That's 70 in a row."

Stephen broke his routine and looked over at his brother. He knew what his younger brother was up to.

"I was trying to get in his head and jinx him," Seth said.

"He looked over at me and said, 'OK, now it's gonna be 72.' And then he made them both."

ESPN's Tim Keown contributed to this report.

SAN DIEGO -- Ian Kinsler hit a mighty three-run homer to put the San Diego Padres ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and then had a profane outburst as he crossed home and then again in the dugout.

Many fans on social media felt it was directed at them, and manager Andy Green said it "was not the right response."

Kinsler, who hasn't been a fan favorite as he has struggled since joining the Padres on an $8 million, two-year deal, said otherwise.

"That was for my teammates," Kinsler said after the 4-3 victory Thursday night. "It had nothing to do with the fans. It's for my teammates. It's an inside thing with them. Just trying to get everybody fired up. We had a tough road trip. I'm a passionate player. I try to get my teammates going. That was it."

He declined to say exactly what he said.

"That's why it's inside," he said. "We need the fans behind us. We need the city of San Diego to be passionate with us and on our side. Hopefully that's the way they see this team."

Kinsler's homer and reaction overshadowed the Padres setting the major league record by going 8,020 games without a no-hitter since their inception. Then again, fans have been used to that since 1969.

Franmil Reyes also homered, connecting off San Diegan Trevor Williams an inning before the Pirates starter left because of discomfort in his right side.

Green had a different take than Kinsler.

"I think we're aware of what's going on," the manager said. "I understand the emotion of the game a little bit, the frustration he's felt up to this point. I'm not excusing anything by any stretch, but understanding what it feels like to go to the plate every day and grind and struggle. The world we live in, you hear a lot of hostility, so some of that comes out at times."

Green said the Padres have an "outstanding" fan base, and that fans have the right to express displeasure.

"We as professionals should handle that displeasure in a more positive way than it was handled today," Green said. "With him, he knows that. He's played the game a long time. ... Clearly not expressed well today. Ultimately, though, he's a passionate baseball player."

Green said he'd talk with Kinsler about it.

Kinsler's three-run shot off Richard Rodriguez (0-3) with two outs in the sixth gave the Padres a 4-2 lead and got them off the hook for some shoddy play. It was Kinsler's fifth.

Gregory Polanco made it a one-run game with a homer to right in the seventh, his third.

Adam Frazier singled to left off lefty Eric Lauer with two outs in the third to extend the Padres' streak of futility into record territory. The Padres remain the only major league team without a no-hitter. The previous longest streak of 8,019 games without a no-hitter from a franchise's inception was by the New York Mets, who got their first no-hitter, by Johan Santana, on June 1, 2012.

"It was still kind of early in the game," Frazier said. "It's pretty cool to extend that streak. I didn't know about it; just trying to get a hit. I'm glad we weren't the team that let them break that record, or whatever you want to call it."

The Padres have had pitchers take no-hitters into the eighth inning or beyond several times since their expansion season of 1969 but have never completed one. Some fans feel the franchise is cursed because manger Preston Gomez lifted Clay Kirby after eight no-hit innings against the New York Mets on June 21, 1970.

"It's not a record that we want. I think one's coming soon," Lauer said.

Adam Warren (3-1) pitched two-thirds of an inning for the win, and Kirby Yates pitched the ninth for his major league-leading 17th save.

Reyes homered into the Padres' bullpen beyond the fence in left-center with one out in the third, his 13th.

The Pirates tied it in the fifth after the Padres gave them several extra chances, including when rookie Kevin Newman, who played locally at Poway High, doubled to shallow right on a ball that ticked off Kinsler's glove as the second baseman tried to make a basket catch while right fielder Reyes and first baseman Eric Hosmer also converged on the ball. Newman went on to score on Frazier's soft chopper to the right of the mound, beating Lauer's throw home.

The Pirates went ahead 2-1 on an unearned run in the sixth on two singles, an error and a wild pitch.

Williams, who played at nearby Rancho Bernardo High, left with two outs in the fourth after striking out Myers. He gave up one run and two hits, struck out five and walked one.

Williams loaded the bases with one out in the first on a walk, single and hit batter before striking out Alex Dickerson, who also played at Poway High, and getting Myers to ground out.

"I think it's hard to evaluate the outing. He was competing like he always does. He was going out there, making pitches," manager Clint Hurdle said.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Padres: Green said "it'd probably still be a little bit of a stretch" to expect rookie SS Fernando Tatis Jr., on the IL because of a strained left hamstring, to return to the team before the end of this seven-game homestand. Green said Tatis, who was hurt on April 28, still isn't running at 100 percent.

UP NEXT

Pirates: RHP Jordan Lyles (3-1, 2.09 ERA), who pitched with San Diego for parts of the 2017 and 2018 seasons, is scheduled to start Friday night.

Padres: LHP Joey Lucchesi (3-2, 4.57) held the Pirates to one hit in five innings in a 4-3 victory at Petco Park on June 30.

WASHINGTON -- Nothing has come easy for the 2019 Washington Nationals.

That includes simple tasks like ... winning a series. On Thursday, the Nationals eked out a 7-6 victory over the visiting New York Mets, giving them their first series win in a month.

Since taking two of three from the as-expected lowly Giants in mid-April, the almost-as-lowly-but-surprisingly-so Nats hadn't come out on top in seven consecutive series. Although there's little to no shame in getting the business end of meetings with teams like the Brewers, Cardinals and Phillies -- all of whom victimized Washington recently -- there's all kinds of shame in getting bested by the Marlins.

Yes, those Marlins.

When the Nats kicked off their seven-series skid by dropping two of three in Miami, they earned the dubious distinction of becoming the only team to lose a series to the futile Fish this season. And they did so despite the fact that both Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg -- two of the National League's premier pitchers -- took the hill during that set.

Nearly a month later, the exact opposite happened: They bested the Mets during a series in which neither Scherzer nor Strasburg pitched. But outfielder Gerardo Parra did.

Actually, that's a lie -- Parra didn't pitch. But given the extent of his contributions against the Mets, it was as if he did. In the finale against New York on Thursday, Parra reached base all four times he batted, going 3-for-3 with a home run, a double and a walk, and driving in three runs. He also started at first base, a position the 32-year-old outfielder had played only a couple dozen times in his career prior to signing with Nationals last week. Oh, and he stole a base too.

"He brings fire, he brings that energy," catcher Kurt Suzuki said of his new teammate, who was released by San Francisco after hitting .198 over the first month of the season. In his second game with Washington, Parra hit a grand slam against the Dodgers and has now driven in more runs in five games with his new team than he did in 30 games with his old one. "He can spark the club a little bit and he's done it before," Suzuki said. "He's playing really well for us and we're really excited to have him on our team."

It's not like the Nationals had much of a choice. With starter Ryan Zimmerman on the shelf (plantar fasciitis) and backup Matt Adams (shoulder) keeping him company, and with utility man Howie Kendrick dealing with neck stiffness, Washington needed somebody to play first base. Anybody. Even if that body is (generously) listed at only 5-foot-11 and isn't used to playing there.

"It's not easy," Parra said of manning the cold corner. "People think first base is easy. I do my best."

So far, Parra's best hasn't exactly been Gold Glove material. In the Mets series, there were multiple instances where batters reached base thanks to less-than-perfect throws that a more experienced first baseman might have handled with relative ease. To his credit, though, Parra has yet to be charged with an error since joining Washington.

He's not the only one -- the entire Nationals team went errorless against New York, just like it did during its previous four-game set against the Dodgers. Prior to that, the Nats hadn't gone a single series without committing a miscue. Although errors aren't the defensive measuring stick they used to be, the fact that Washington has gone seven games without flubbing is a big deal for a deeply disappointing club that spent the first quarter of the season looking sloppy and sleepwalkerish.

"They played really well the last few days," said manager Dave Martinez, whose club was expected to contend for the NL East title but is currently seven games under .500, even with the recent uptick. "That's what we've talked about, playing clean baseball."

For Washington, playing clean baseball is a whole lot easier now that third baseman Anthony Rendon is back on the field. When Rendon -- one of the game's most complete but underrated players -- went down with an elbow contusion April 20, the Nats were hovering right around .500. They proceeded to lose 10 of their next 15 games. His return has been a stabilizing force, both in the field and at the plate. Getting Trea Turner back -- the speedy shortstop broke his finger in early April and could make his return as soon as this weekend -- will be a huge boost, too.

But perhaps the best news of all, at least in the near term, is that the Nationals are riding a two-game winning streak. (Hey, don't laugh: If they win one more, it'll be their first three-game streak of the season, which would leave Miami as the only team that hasn't won three straight.) With Scherzer and Strasburg slated to pitch the next two days, the possibilities suddenly seem limitless for Washington. Or at least as limitless as they can seem for a club that has the second-worst record in the NL and is about to throw down with a red-hot Cubs squad that has the second-best record.

"Feels pretty good," Martinez said when asked what it was like to finally win a series.

So what if it almost didn't happen. So what if closer Sean Doolittle almost coughed up a three-run lead in the ninth inning, when he fanned Keon Broxton with the bases loaded to seal the deal. The bottom line is that, drama or no drama, the deal was ultimately sealed. These days in D.C., that's cause for celebration.

Said Martinez: "I'm going to have a glass of wine."

INDIANAPOLIS – Ed Jones of Ed Carpenter Racing was the fastest driver in Thursday’s abbreviated Indianapolis 500 practice session, with a fast lap at 227.843 mph in his No. 63 Chevrolet.

He ran his fast time on lap eight and completed 37 laps on Thursday. Takuma Sato, winner of the 101st Indianapolis 500, was second in a Honda at 226.699 mph. The day was brought to an early end because of a rain storm that struck the track just after 4:30 p.m.

Jones was Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year in 2017 and this is his first season with ECR.

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“Since joining the team, the first thing you think about is, as a driver anyway, you want to be quicker in the Indianapolis 500, and I knew as soon as the deal was done, that was going to be a reality,” Jones said. “So far, it’s been so good.

“It’s great to be part of Scuderia Corsa and Ed Carpenter Racing, and a lot of credit to Ed Carpenter, running a third car. With other teams maybe, a lot of times where the third cars aren’t quite the same as the two main ones, and as we’ve seen so far this week and also last year with Danica Patrick, they’ve done a great job with that third car and giving us an opportunity to be fighting at the front.

“I’m grateful for that and looking forward to how the rest of the week progresses.”

Jones likes the idea that the owner of the team is also a driver. Because of that, it’s easier to share data with the team’s other drivers including Carpenter and Spencer Pigot.

“It’s quite a different concept,” Jones said. “And for sure it’s beneficial because, as a driver, you see things differently to how a team owner would see them sometimes, and vice versa.

“Ed sees it, and he knows what it takes to have a good team around here, what it takes to produce those results. I’ve been learning from him. Again, I’ve been fortunate with the teammates I’ve had the past three years, with Sebastien, who was just up here, Scott last year, and now Ed as well. I think, if you’re going to pick three guys to learn from as teammates around the speedway, I think those are probably near the top of the list.

“I’ve been happy with that, and again just trying to learn as much as I can.”

Jones also led the ever-important now tow speeds. Those are times without the aid of another car 10 seconds in front or 10 seconds behind a car when it is clocked. That means it’s a pure speed and not benefited by a draft.

Pigot was second on the no tow list followed by Simon Pagenaud, Will Power and Charlie Kimball. All of the top five of the no tow group were Chevrolets.

There was one major crash in Thursday’s action.

Carlin rookie Patricio O’Ward slammed hard into the turn two wall at 12:20 p.m. Eastern Time and went airborne for a few hundred feet before landing on its wheels Thursday in practice. The crash practice for the 103rd Indianapolis 500 was the second time in as many days a rookie driver has hit the turn two wall after losing front aero balance in turn two.

O’Ward’s Dallara/Chevrolet flew like a wing but did not rollover. That minimized the impact of the crash. The 19-year-old driver from Mexico was able to climb out of the car with minimal assistance from the AMR IndyCar Safety Team.

He was taken to the IU Health Infield Care Center for evaluation. The tub for Carlin appears to have suffered front damage, which means the team will have to switch to a backup car and scrub the primary chassis.

“I’m OK,” O’Ward said after his release. “I went for a ride. There are two kinds of people at IMS – the ones who are going to hit the wall and the ones who have already hit the wall.

“Oh, I hit hard. I felt it and maybe hit the side of the monocoque. My hands are a bit sore. The good thing is we are OK. It looks like I just lost it, I guess. There is not much more I can say about that. It looks like I’m OK. The team is going to get a car ready for the next sessions or for Friday. They are getting the spare car ready.”

Fernando Alonso, who crashed his McLaren during practice on Wednesday, failed to turn a lap while his team worked to prepare his backup car. The team had hoped to have the car on track by 1 or 2 p.m., but the team was still working on his car when the rain storm hit the track and ended all on-track activity for the remainder of the day.