The Alpine F1 team expects the twice champion to be “fully-seasoned and ready for the season” after a rest period after successful surgery on a fractured upper jaw; Alonso got involved in a collision with a car that turned into a supermarket parking lot Posted by James Galloway Last update: 12/02/21 6:18 PM Fernando Alonso underwent successful corrective surgery on a fractured jaw injured in a road accident while cycling in Switzerland on Thursday . In an updated statement released Friday morning about their driver’s condition, the Alpine F1 team said paramedics discovered a fracture of the upper jaw of a 39-year-old boy who was subsequently operated on. “The medical team present is satisfied with their progress.” Read the statement. “Fernando will remain under observation in the hospital for another 48 hours.” Alonso got involved in a car collision while cycling on the roads in Lugano. And in his first message since the accident, Alonso posted on Twitter: “Thanks for all your best wishes, I am fine and I look forward to the start of 2021. 💪💪💪💪 Let’s go there – Fernando Alonso (alo_oficial) February 12, 2021″ Albin said “After a few days of complete rest” it will be Alonso is able to “gradually resume training”, as the 39-year-old is expected to be “fully operational and ready for the season.” According to the Lugano Police report for the initial reconstruction of events, a 42-year-old Swiss car driver was on duty. With a left maneuver, I entered a supermarket car park and “ran into” a 39-year-old Spanish citizen who was riding his bike. [and] He was passing in a column of stationary vehicles in the opposite direction on the right. “The collision occurred on the right side of the vehicle.” The report adds that Alonso received treatment first at the scene of the accident by the Green Cross in Lugano, who took him by ambulance to the hospital, and the Spaniard will return to Formula 1 after the absence of two seasons this year, and the pre-season tests begin in Bahrain on March 12, with the start of the inaugural race. For the 2021 season at the same venue on March 28th. Time spent away from Formula 1, Alonso won the World Endurance Championship with Toyota in 2019, while also compiling the Indy 500 and Dakar Rally. Alpine is the new name for Renault, with the Enstone uniform undergoing a rebranding ahead of the 2021 season, and Alon also completed a number of tests in the final months of 2020 to prepare for his F1 comeback, making him fully back for the official test at the end-of-season tournament in Abu Dhabi in December. .
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