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FERNANDO Alonso, McLaren’s Formula One driver, will not race at the weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, after failing to get medical clearance following his huge crash at Formula One’s season opener in Australia. Doctors at Sakhir found problems with the Spaniard’s chest after conducting scans on the two-time world champion.
An FIA statement read: “Following an examination undertaken this morning at the Bahrain International Circuit Medical Centre, it has been decided that McLaren Honda F1 Team driver Fernando Alonso should not take part in this weekend’s Bahrain grand Prix. Two sets of chest CT scans were compared and it was decided that there was insufficient resolution of the signs to allow him to compete on safety grounds.”
He will be replaced by Stoffel Vandoorne, a McLaren reserve driver, who will be making his F1 debut in Bahrain.
Alonso had collided with Esteban Gutierrez, Haas’ driver, going into turn three at Melbourne and slammed into the wall before flipping several times, causing the race to be red flagged.
Alonso emerged unscathed from the incident and was labelled “the luckiest man alive” by Australian media.
The Spaniard had hoped to return in Bahrain this weekend, but failed to get medical clearance from the FIA doctors on Thursday, March 31.
Vandoorne will be in Bahrain on Friday, April 1, ahead of practice.
— Apr 11, 2016 @ 01:00 GMT
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