02/08/2025 09:00
Fernando Alonso has revealed he had an MRI scan after developing an
injury to his back, which forced him to miss FP1 at the Hungarian
Grand Prix. Alonso sat out the first session at the Hungaroring to
allow further recovery time for a muscle injury in his back to
heal, having first suffered with it in Belgium last week. He
returned for FP2, re-assuming the AMR25 machine from Felipe
Drugovich, and went on to finish a strong fifth, just behind
team-mate Lance Stroll in fourth on an encouraging day for the
team. Alonso had been medically cleared by the FIA to compete in
FP2, and has explained that he should be okay to continue for the
remainder of the weekend and make his 415th grand prix start on
Sunday. Reflecting on the events, Alonso revealed he went for an
MRI scan to further analyse the injury. "It is going to be like
this for the whole weekend, I have a small injury to a muscle in my
back in the lumbar area," Alonso explained. "I need some rest, but
the summer break is coming, so it is another two days of managing
the comfort with the seat. "We've found some different solutions
with pads and other things, so it is working fine. I had no pain in
FP2. "You always have small pain and discomfort here and there. I
had an MRI scan last week just to check properly, and we saw a
small injury to the muscle. "So if you are a normal person, you
will have to sit still for a couple of weeks, but it is manageable,
and I don't have pain in the car, which is the most important
thing."
