{"id":37467,"date":"2025-08-01T12:48:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/37467\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:48:08","slug":"drugovich-to-replace-alonso-in-first-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/37467\/","title":{"rendered":"Drugovich to replace Alonso in first practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fernando Alonso<\/a> will not participate in the first practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix as he is managing a back injury, Aston Martin has announced.<\/p>\n

Felipe Drugovich<\/a>, the team\u2019s reserve driver, will fill in for him. No decision has been taken yet on whether Alonso will participate in the rest of the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the days following the Belgian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso has been managing a muscular injury in his back,\u201d said Aston Martin in a statement. \u201cAs he continues with treatment this morning, he has chosen to sit out of FP1.<\/p>\n

\u201cFelipe Drugovich will drive in FP1 alongside Lance Stroll<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cA decision will then be made on Fernando\u2019s participation in FP2 and the remainder of the weekend in due course.\u201d<\/p>\n

This will be the second time Drugovich has replaced Alonso during first practice this year. The 2022 Formula 2 champion previously drove Alonso\u2019s car in Bahrain as part of the team\u2019s requirement to run inexperienced drivers on four occasions during the course of the season.<\/p>\n

However, unlike on that occasion, Drugovich\u2019s latest appearance for the team will not count as one of Aston Martin\u2019s junior driver runs. This is because F1\u2019s regulations state: \u201cEach competitor must advise the FIA in writing seven days prior to the start of the relevant competition with the details of the driver that they will use.\u201d Aston Martin were unable to give sufficient notice on this occasion.<\/p>\n

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If Alonso\u2019s injury requires more time to heal, Aston Martin could substitute him again in the second and third practice sessions. However a driver cannot be substituted after they have taken part in qualifying.<\/p>\n

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F1 teams\u2019 junior practice drivers in 2025<\/p>\n

Teams ran the following junior drivers in order to complete their obligation to give practice opportunities to inexperienced racers:<\/p>\n

Team
\nCar
\nEvent
\nPractice driver
\nEvent
\nPractice driver<\/p>\n

McLaren
\n4
\nAustrian Grand Prix
\nAlex Dunne
\nMexican Grand Prix
\nPato O\u2019Ward (car TBC)<\/p>\n

81<\/p>\n

Ferrari
\n16
\nBahrain Grand Prix
\nDino Beganovic
\nAustrian Grand Prix
\nDino Beganovic<\/p>\n

44<\/p>\n

Red Bull
\n1
\nBahrain Grand Prix
\nAyumu Iwasa<\/p>\n

22\/30
\nBritish Grand Prix
\nArvid Lindblad<\/p>\n

Mercedes
\n12
\nAustralian Grand Prix
\nAndrea Kimi Antonelli<\/a>
\nChinese Grand Prix
\nAndrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n

63
\nBahrain Grand Prix
\nFrederik Vesti<\/p>\n

Aston Martin
\n14
\nBahrain Grand Prix
\nFelipe Drugovich<\/a><\/p>\n

18<\/p>\n

Alpine
\n7\/43
\nAustralian Grand Prix
\nJack Doohan<\/a>
\nChinese Grand Prix
\nJack Doohan<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Haas
\n31
\nSpanish Grand Prix
\nRyo Hirakawa
\nMexican Grand Prix
\nRyo Hirakawa<\/p>\n

87
\nBahrain Grand Prix
\nRyo Hirakawa
\nAbu Dhabi Grand Prix
\nRyo Hirakawa<\/p>\n

Racing Bulls
\n6
\nAustralian Grand Prix
\nIsack Hadjar<\/a>
\nChinese Grand Prix
\nIsack Hadjar<\/p>\n

30\/22<\/p>\n

Williams
\n23
\nSpanish Grand Prix
\nVictor Martins<\/p>\n

55
\nBahrain Grand Prix
\nLuke Browning<\/p>\n

Sauber
\n5
\nAustralian Grand Prix
\nGabriel Bortoleto<\/a>
\nChinese Grand Prix
\nGabriel Bortoleto<\/p>\n

27
\nBritish Grand Prix
\nPaul Aron
\nHungarian Grand Prix
\nPaul Aron<\/p>\n

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