BEVERLY HILLS, February 16, (THEWILL) –Â Spanish Formula One driver for the Alpine racing team, Fernando Alonso, has been discharged from hospital for injuries sustained in accident while cycling.
He required surgery for a jaw fracture, but will continue his recovery at home ahead of the new Formula One season.
As reported by THEWILL, the two-time F1 world champion was hit by a car while cycling near Lugano in Switzerland last week, resulting in his hospitalisation.
Although his racing team declined to provide details of Alonso’s condition, initial examinations showed that the racer had sustained a fracture to his upper jaw requiring surgery.
His doctors were pleased with how the procedure went, saying they completed a successful corrective operation on the affected jaw.
In an official statement, the Alpine racing team, which had only announced on Friday that Alonso would remain in hospital over the weekend for observations, made it public that their driver had left the hospital.
In a brief statement, Alpine said: “After a period of 48 hours observation at hospital in Switzerland, Fernando Alonso has now been discharged to continue his recovery at home.
“He will now have a short period of complete rest before progressively resuming training to undertake preparation for the start of the season.
“As always, thank you for your best wishes for Fernando’s recovery.”
Alonso is set to make his F1 comeback this year after two years away from the series, having made his last grand prix start at the end of 2018 with McLaren.
The Spaniard himself tweeted last Friday that he was “OK and looking forward to getting 2021 underway,” with his extending first outing in the Alpine A521 car due to come in the Bahrain pre-season testing.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
