Alonso making ‘solid recovery’ after crash in F1 testing
MONTMELO (Spain) — McLaren says Fernando Alonso is making a “solid recovery” after being concussed following a crash in Formula One testing and is staying in hospital for further observation.
Medical staff evacuate McLaren's Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain to an helicopter after crashing his car during a test session at Catalunya's racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona February 22, 2015. Photo: Reuters
MONTMELO (Spain) — McLaren says Fernando Alonso is making a “solid recovery” after being concussed following a crash in Formula One testing and is staying in hospital for further observation.
The Spanish driver was airlifted by helicopter to the hospital for precautionary checks after his McLaren collided with a wall at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit Sunday (Feb 22).
In a statement released today, McLaren says Alonso is chatting to family, friends and hospital staff as he recovers “from the effects of the medication that successfully managed his routine sedation”.
McLaren says MRI and CT scans returned “completely normal” results and the team “will evaluate in due course whether or not he will participate in the next Barcelona test”. AP
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