News Details

Alonso still aching in wake of scary Melbourne crash

It is no surprise that McLaren driver Fernando Alonso endured a tough week in the wake of his terrifying Melbourne crash. That is the claim of Jurgen Lindemann, an FIA doctor who said the Spaniard was in fact lucky to leave Australia with his life after flipping through the gravel in the 2016 season opener. 'In F1 today he can escape unharmed and say to himself: This car is the safest possible vehicle. But do not forget that it was a lucky escape,' he told Der Spiegel. Indeed, while Alonso left Australia with only a bandaged knee, it emerged the crash was so violent it broke the seat aboard his McLaren-Honda, triggering further investigations by the FIA. The 34-year-old hinted over Easter...
Full Story »
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Alonso 'lucky' to be alive after crash

Fernando Alonso felt lucky to be alive after walking away from a...
10y ago from SuperSport.com

Alonso 'lucky' to survive crash

Fernando Alonso and Esteban Gutierrez were fortunate to escape unharmed...
10y ago from SkySports.com

Alonso: I knew my Mum would be watching on TV

Fernando Alonso was wearing a bandage on his knee and a grimace on Monday...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Alonso wears bandage day after Melbourne crash

Fernando Alonso was wearing a bandage on his knee and a grimace on Monday...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Roger Penske adds voice to discussion on US sports...

Roger Penske, owner of the NTT IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis Motor...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Thierry Neuville crashes out of Croatia lead in final...

A dramatic WRC Rally Croatia kept the biggest shock for the Wolf Power...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'They already lost the league' - Former Chelsea star...

Former Chelsea midfielder Eidur Gudjohnsen believes Arsenal have already...
10h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal ready to sign 22-year-old La Liga ace as club...

Arsenal are looking to sign Gonzalo Garcia from Real Madrid at the end of...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'I'm dreaming so much' - Mikel Arteta makes claim...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has opened up about his feelings ahead of their...
10h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal suffer injury crisis ahead of Champions League...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been handed a blow ahead of the Champions...
11h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.