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Fernando Alonso drove a Formula 1 car at Ferrari's legendary test track Fiorano for the first time on Friday.

Prior to the testing ban, Ferrari's race and test drivers racked up countless miles around the private venue at the team's factory, but its use has been severely restricted since testing was limited at the start of last year.

Until this week, all Alonso's mileage in Ferrari F1 cars had been at other circuits, but on Friday he took to the Fiorano track in this year's car for a short piece of filming work.

The footage will be used for both features on Ferrari's website and for team sponsor promotions.

Limited promotional runs for filming are still permitted under the testing ban.