Fernando Alonso will miss Thursday’s occasions on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix resulting from remedy on an sickness that additionally hampered him in Mexico Metropolis.
The Spaniard was absent from his media duties final week as Aston Martin mentioned he was feeling unwell, however he returned to the automobile for FP2 and accomplished the remainder of the race weekend. Alonso retired from the grand prix in Mexico early on resulting from a brake problem.
Alonso’s workforce has now introduced that it’s an intestinal an infection that has been affecting him, and that he has been looking for specialist remedy between races.
“Fernando had suffered with an intestinal an infection within the lead as much as the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix,” a workforce assertion defined. “He returned to Europe to obtain additional remedy from a specialist. The additional day of remedy has delayed his journey plans to Brazil however ensures he will likely be prepared for this weekend’s racing.”
Ought to there be any additional points that influence Alonso’s capability to compete this weekend, one of many drivers Aston Martin can name upon is its Brazilian reserve driver Felipe Drugovich, who will likely be current at Interlagos and drove Alonso’s automobile in FP1 in Mexico Metropolis.