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Alonso clarifies the nature of his injuries
The news broke in the middle of the day: Fernando Alonso will miss the second Grand Prix of the season this weekend at the Sakhir track, the FIA doctors not having authorized the Spaniard to compete in the race in view of the results of the medical examinations carried out this morning.
A decision that the former pilot accepts Renault et Ferrari. “I tried until the last minute to race in Bahrain after the accident in Australia, Alonso explained. in a post on his Instagram account. I understand the position of the FIA doctors and now I will try to help my teammate Stoffel Vandoorne to get the most out of the coming weekend. »
The Spaniard, present at the drivers' press conference this Thursday in Bahrain, also clarified the nature of his injuries at a press conference this Thursday in Bahrain. “I was pretty ok on Sunday, some knee pain, but not much, I got the green light to leave the track and everything was ok.
Monday I had some pain all over, nothing too serious. Then I took the plane, I arrived in Spain and the pain was worse, so we did a check which revealed a small pneumothorax.
We took advice from the doctors before resting at home and I had another scan last Monday. The pneumothorax has more or less resolved, but I had fractured ribs. And as in F1, you have a unique position in the car, and with the G forces experienced, there was a risk that fractures could impact the lung. It's not like a broken leg or arm where you can deal with the pain, it's the chest where there are organs, there's not much more we can do. »
The Spaniard also indicated that his presence in China (April 16-17) was not yet assured. « It's not 100% sure. I have to do another test in the next eight or ten days and then the FIA will evaluate me again, like they did today.
I will recover. I've already recovered from the pneumothorax, it's just the ribs haven't healed. There is a very low risk, but I understand that we all want zero risk. It's just a matter of time. In the next ten days it should be fine, but we cannot guarantee it. »
Last year, Fernando Alonso was injured during winter testing in Barcelona, and missed the first race in Melbourne, replaced by the Dane Kevin Magnussen.
Pierre Tassel
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