Fernando Alonso revealed when getting out of Aston Martin After the Free 2 of the Hungary Grand Prix The difficulty of returning from a back injury in record time, since “a normal person would spend two days sitting” in his place. The Spanish pilot could not run in the first training, but returned to the afternoon session last Friday and signed the fifth best.
Then, he explained, as Aston Martin well advanced, that the annoyance drags it from the Belgium GPconfirming that he had managed to recover just five days after the race in Spa. A lumbar problem that really suffers from Interlagos 2024 and that it is mainly due to the discomfort of his seat he brought into question his participation in the appointment of the Hungaroringthe last before the summer break of the Formula 1 2025 World.
«I have a small lesion in the back muscle in the lumbar area and needed to rest, but summer holidays approach, so it is two more days to manage comfort in the seat. Yesterday we found different solutions with pads and other things that work well, so I had no pain in the free 2, which is positive, ”explained the Asturian.
First of the hour in Hungary, Aston Martin announced Alonso's decline, questioning his participation in the rest of the weekend. During free 1, the pilot reserves, Felipe Drugovichpiloted the Asturian car next to Lance Stroll. However, Spanish went into action in the afternoon. «I made a magnetic resonance last week just to review well and saw a small muscle injury. So, a normal person would spend two weeks sitting, but I think it's manageable. I have no car in the car, which is the main thing, ”Alonso confessed.
Alonso wants more
The Asturian showed that Hungaroring is good, five times to the podium and where he celebrated his first victory in 2003. «Obviously, I lost my free 1, but the 2 sat me well. The balance is not yet in the range that I would probably like for the car. There is some mid -curve subviring and it was hard for me to rotate the car at low speed, but it is normal for a first practice, ”he said.
«Let's see what we can change tonight. A couple of tests that the boys did in the free 1. We need to check the data and prepare the car faster for tomorrow, ”Alonso finished. This Saturday from 12:30 hours will be the third training and 4:00 a.m. the last classification for four weeks.
