Fernando Alonso issues health update after injury scare

Fernando Alonso has revealed he had an MRI scan after developing an injury to his back, which forced him to miss FP1 at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Alonso sat out the first session at the Hungaroring to allow further recovery time for a muscle injury in his back to heal, having first suffered with it in Belgium last week. 

He returned for FP2, re-assuming the AMR25 machine from Felipe Drugovich, and went on to finish a strong fifth, just behind team-mate Lance Stroll in fourth on an encouraging day for the team. 

Alonso had been medically cleared by the FIA to compete in FP2, and has explained that he should be okay to continue for the remainder of the weekend and make his 415th grand prix start on Sunday. 

Reflecting on the events, Alonso revealed he went for an MRI scan to further analyse the injury.

"It is going to be like this for the whole weekend, I have a small injury to a muscle in my back in the lumbar area," Alonso explained.

"I need some rest, but the summer break is coming, so it is another two days of managing the comfort with the seat.

"We've found some different solutions with pads and other things, so it is working fine. I had no pain in FP2.

"You always have small pain and discomfort here and there. I had an MRI scan last week just to check properly, and we saw a small injury to the muscle. 

"So if you are a normal person, you will have to sit still for a couple of weeks, but it is manageable, and I don't have pain in the car, which is the most important thing."