Despite undergoing surgery for a fractured upper jaw and having teeth removed, Fernando Alonso should be “fine” to test and race in Bahrain next month. “Fernando is fine and there is still a whole month to go, there is time for him to take part in the tests,” de la Rosa, who is also Spanish, told the Marca newspaper. Maxillofacial surgery specialist Juan Rey Biel told the same newspaper that Alonso will be on antibiotics at present but should be able to train again in two weeks. Spanish journalist Carlos Miguel reported: “Alonso plans to return to training in five or six days.

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