Alonso suffered fractured rib in crash, will miss Bahrain Grand Prix
Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso will miss Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix after he was diagnosed with a fractured rib from a scary crash he was in at Australia.
Alonso walked away from the accident at Australia, where his car launched over the top of Esteban Gutierrez's, flew through the air and barrel-rolled. He has not been cleared to race by FIA doctors at Bahrain and will be replaced by Stoffel Vandoorne.
Fernando Alonso reveals the extent of the injuries he suffered in Australia, after being ruled out of the #BahrainGP https://t.co/gxTTyDL6hp
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Vandoorne, McLaren F1's reserve driver, is making his Formula 1 debut.
Alonso, who won the F1 title in 2005 and 2006 rejoined McLaren in the 2015 season following a stint at Ferrari. He came over to the team when McLaren made the switch to Honda engines as Honda was re-entering Formula 1. The engines have been underpowered and unreliable and Alonso has just one top-five finish with the team.
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