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From GMM (Updated, see below)
Fernando Alonso should be fit to race in Austin later this month, despite dramatic images of him in hospital emerging after Sunday's Abu Dhabi grand prix.
The photos depicted the Spaniard underneath a space blanket and wearing a neck brace, reportedly as the result of injuries sustained when he crashed over the kerbs to avoid Jean-Eric Vergne's Toro Rosso on Sunday.
The stewards even investigated the incident because the Ferrari passed the Frenchman outside the limits of the track, but Alonso ultimately kept his fifth place.
But the impact, measured at multiple Gs, also triggered the mandatory chassis impact light, requiring Alonso to report for medical checks.
A Ferrari spokesman said Fernando Alonso is fine.
"Hopefully I am ok for Austin," Fernando Alonso told reporters.
"I still have all my teeth," he smiled, "but my back is obviously in pain a little bit because it was a big hit."
Meanwhile, Alonso's departing teammate Felipe Massa questioned Ferrari's tire strategy for him in Abu Dhabi, after he finished the race eighth.
"I expected to see the soft tires on the car (after a pitstop) and I saw the others," he said. "Without this problem I would have finished easily in the top five."
UPDATE
Fernando Alonso on Monday admitted he is still in pain after an impact during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The impact triggered the alarm signalling a mandatory medical check.
The alarm is triggered when a force exceeding 15G is reached.
But Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said that although Alonso's medical light was triggered, the impact was actually lower than 15G.
Officially, however, the impact registered at over 15G, reportedly because the sensor had not been properly secured in Alonso's chassis.
"The doctors gave the all-clear," said correspondent Michael Schmidt.
Alonso revealed to reporters he was suffering from "pain" in his back.
On Monday, he told his 1.9 million fans via Twitter: "The night was so-so. I will do more tests this afternoon and try to be 100 per cent as soon as possible."
The next grand prix, in Austin in two weeks, will be the second last race of this year's 19-event calendar.
Fernando Alonso should be fit to race in Austin later this month, despite dramatic images of him in hospital emerging after Sunday's Abu Dhabi grand prix.
The photos depicted the Spaniard underneath a space blanket and wearing a neck brace, reportedly as the result of injuries sustained when he crashed over the kerbs to avoid Jean-Eric Vergne's Toro Rosso on Sunday.
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| Fernando Alonso at the hospital. (Photo: Facebook and Twitter) |
The stewards even investigated the incident because the Ferrari passed the Frenchman outside the limits of the track, but Alonso ultimately kept his fifth place.
But the impact, measured at multiple Gs, also triggered the mandatory chassis impact light, requiring Alonso to report for medical checks.
A Ferrari spokesman said Fernando Alonso is fine.
"Hopefully I am ok for Austin," Fernando Alonso told reporters.
"I still have all my teeth," he smiled, "but my back is obviously in pain a little bit because it was a big hit."
Meanwhile, Alonso's departing teammate Felipe Massa questioned Ferrari's tire strategy for him in Abu Dhabi, after he finished the race eighth.
"I expected to see the soft tires on the car (after a pitstop) and I saw the others," he said. "Without this problem I would have finished easily in the top five."
UPDATE
Fernando Alonso on Monday admitted he is still in pain after an impact during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The impact triggered the alarm signalling a mandatory medical check.
The alarm is triggered when a force exceeding 15G is reached.
But Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said that although Alonso's medical light was triggered, the impact was actually lower than 15G.
Officially, however, the impact registered at over 15G, reportedly because the sensor had not been properly secured in Alonso's chassis.
"The doctors gave the all-clear," said correspondent Michael Schmidt.
Alonso revealed to reporters he was suffering from "pain" in his back.
On Monday, he told his 1.9 million fans via Twitter: "The night was so-so. I will do more tests this afternoon and try to be 100 per cent as soon as possible."
The next grand prix, in Austin in two weeks, will be the second last race of this year's 19-event calendar.