After cycling accident: Alonso aims for comeback despite broken jaw

His Alpine racing team announced this on Friday. The two-time world champion has already undergone surgery in a hospital in Switzerland and the doctors are said to be satisfied with the progress. Alonso will remain in hospital for 48 hours for observation; his racing comeback after a two-year break is not said to be in jeopardy. The 39-year-old Spaniard collided with a car while cycling in Lugano on Thursday. Renault's successor team then wrote that he was conscious and in good condition. The accident happened when a 42-year-old Swiss man wanted to turn his car into a supermarket parking lot. The passionate cyclist Alonso was no longer able to avoid the collision or brake in time; he crashed into the car with his racing bike. The big comeback of the Formula 1 world champion from 2005 and 2006 should not be in jeopardy. “We expect that he will be fully operational to begin preparation for the season,” Alpine said on Friday. The official test drives will take place in Bahrain from March 12th to 14th, and the first of a total of 23 Formula 1 races will take place there two weeks later. Start training gradually After “a few days of complete rest,” Alonso will be able to gradually resume training, the team said. Further news will be released “in due course.” Alonso himself spoke up on social media on Friday afternoon: “Thank you for all your wishes, I’m okay and looking forward to getting started in 2021.” He commented on a video of his racing team with the sounds of the car: “I like that.”

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After cycling accident: Alonso aims for comeback despite broken jaw

Formula 1 veteran Fernando Alonso suffered a fractured upper jaw in his cycling accident.

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