Fernando Alonso will have to return to hospital at the end of the season

He agrees, only his personal life is impacted. Fernando Alonso suffered a serious fall while cycling last month, which resulted in a broken jaw. The pilot Alpine had to have surgery. Since then, he has had titanium plates on his upper jaw.

An inconvenience that will follow him all season. “On a personal level, I will obviously have to remove both plates at the end of the season and I will therefore return to the hospital. But it will not affect my professional life, declared the double world champion on the sidelines of the pre-season testing in Bahrain.

The Spaniard said he was able to prepare properly for his return to Formula 1 this season with Alpine, despite his absence during the presentation ceremony of theAlpine A521. “I trained for two or three weeks and was able to do normal simulator sessions. I actually just missed a few marketing sessions, which is a good thing in a way!”

Fernando Alonso, 39, must take the wheel of theAlpine for the first time on Saturday, during the second day of testing.