Aston Martin say Fernando Alonso is constant to undergo from a medical grievance and can miss Thursday’s media actions for the second race weekend in a row.
Nevertheless the staff anticipate the driving force will be capable to take part within the race weekend which begins on Friday.
“Fernando Alonso will miss his media day actions in Brazil,” mentioned the staff in an announcement. “Fernando had suffered with an intestinal an infection within the lead as much as the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix.
“He returned to Europe to obtain additional therapy from a specialist. The additional day of therapy has delayed his journey plans to Brazil however ensures he will probably be prepared for this weekend’s racing.”
Alonso didn’t take part within the media actions finally weekend’s race in Mexico because the staff mentioned he was “feeling unwell.” He was ready to participate in observe, however sat out the primary observe session so Felipe Drugovich might take part, a change the staff introduced previous to the occasion.
Alonso, who marked his four-hundredth look at a grand prix final weekend, accomplished simply 15 laps of the race earlier than retiring with overheating brakes.
Drugovich is the staff’s reserve driver and will acquire the chance to make his race debut in his house occasion on the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo if Alonso is unable to take part. He stood in for Alonso’s staff mate Lance Stroll throughout pre-season testing final 12 months after the opposite Aston Martin driver broke his wrists in a pre-season biking accident. Nevertheless Stroll was properly sufficient to compete within the first race occasion of the season.
Because the Brazilian Grand Prix is a dash occasion, whoever drives Alonso’s automotive can have solely a single hour of observe earlier than the primary of two qualifying periods.
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