{"id":38039,"date":"2025-08-01T18:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T18:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/38039\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T18:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T18:07:10","slug":"alonso-explains-back-injury-which-caused-him-to-miss-f1-hungarian-gp-fp1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/38039\/","title":{"rendered":"Alonso explains back injury which caused him to miss F1 Hungarian GP FP1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fernando Alonso<\/a> is confident of completing the remainder of the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix weekend after missing first practice due to a back muscle injury.<\/p>\n

On Friday morning, Aston Martin announced the two-time F1 world champion would skip the first practice session with reserve driver Felipe Drugovich standing in for the team.<\/p>\n

Alonso opted to miss FP1 in order to manage a back muscle injury picked up at the Belgian Grand Prix last weekend, and duly returned without any major problems for second practice in Hungary.<\/p>\n

After FP2 Alonso explained the injury and why it will not impact the rest of his race weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the same as yesterday, it is going to be like this the whole weekend,\u201d he said. \u201cI have a small injury on my muscle at the back in the lumbar area.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need some rest but the summer break is coming, so it is another two days of managing the comfort in the seat.<\/p>\n

\"Felipe <\/p>\n

Felipe Drugovich, Aston Martin F1 Team<\/p>\n

Photo by: Zak Mauger \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday we found different solutions with air pads and other things that are working fine. So today I had no pain in FP2 so that is positive.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlways you have small pain and discomfort here and there. The thing is that we did the MRI [scan] last week just to check properly and we saw a small injury on the muscles.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, if you are a normal person, you will sit a little bit for two weeks. But I think it is manageable. I don’t have pain in the car, which is the most important thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Aston Martin drivers put in an impressive FP2, with Lance Stroll<\/a> fourth and Alonso in fifth on the timesheet, but the Spaniard refused to look too deeply into the FP2 times.<\/p>\n

Aston Martin delivered an updated front wing flap on its relatively new front wing package that the team introduced last weekend at Spa-Francorchamps.<\/p>\n

\u201cFP2 felt good,\u201d Alonso said. \u201cThe balance is still maybe not in the window where probably I would like the car to be. A little bit of understeer mid-corner and struggling to rotate the car on the slow speed.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut normal for a first practice of the weekend. Let’s see what we can change overnight. And also a couple of tests that the guys did in FP1. We need to review the data and put the fastest car [together] tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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