News Details

Alonso: Rib fractures presented risk to safety

McLaren Honda Fernando Alonso says that rib fractures which he suffered during the Australian Grand Prix would pose too great a risk to allow him to participate in Bahrain this weekend. Alonso's McLaren clipped the back of Esteban Gutierrez at Albert Park and careered into the wall, before being tipped into a roll, eventually landing upside down. Alonso was diagnosed with a small pneumothorax on the lung and while that has cleared, rib fractures mean that doctors have ruled him out of competition at Sakhir. "To summarise a little, last week I was okay Sunday - some knee pain but not big things. I had the green light to leave the track and everything was okay," Alonso said on...
Full Story »
9y ago from F1Zone.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Alonso gets new engine for Bahrain GP

Fernando Alonso will have a fresh engine fitted for the Bahrain Grand...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Alonso will not race in the Bahrain GP

Fernando Alonso will not be racing in the Bahrain Grand Prix after he was...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Stoffel Vandoorn set for F1 debut as Alonso ruled out

McLaren Honda reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorn will make his Formula 1...

Alonso to run new power unit in Bahrain

Bahrain Grand Prix – Fernando Alonso will run a new power unit in...
9y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar announces Donald Trump-backed race on National...

IndyCar has announced an inaugural race on America's National Mall,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal vs Chelsea Prediction and Betting Tips | 3rd...

The EFL Cup features another round of semifinals this week as Chelsea lock...
37m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Transfer window 2026: Every done deal, including Man...

The transfer window is now closed, so we've rounded up every single done...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'I'm told…' – Journalist reveals Chelsea...

Arsenal have reportedly won the race to sign Jaden Dixon from Stoke City,...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'In March…' – Agent breaks silence as...

Sandro Tonali's agent has spoken out on the transfer rumours circulating...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.