Fernando Alonso will miss Thursday’s events at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix due to treatment on an illness that also hampered him in Mexico City.
The Spaniard was absent from his media duties last week as Aston Martin said he was feeling unwell, but he returned to the car for FP2 and completed the rest of the race weekend. Alonso retired from the grand prix in Mexico early on due to a brake issue.
Alonso’s team has now announced that it is an intestinal infection that has been affecting him, and that he has been seeking specialist treatment between races.
“Fernando had suffered with an intestinal infection in the lead up to the Mexico City Grand Prix,” a team statement explained. “He returned to Europe to receive further treatment from a specialist. The extra day of treatment has delayed his travel plans to Brazil but ensures he will be ready for this weekend’s racing.”
Should there be any further issues that impact Alonso’s ability to compete this weekend, one of the drivers Aston Martin can call upon is its Brazilian reserve driver Felipe Drugovich, who will be present at Interlagos and drove Alonso’s car in FP1 in Mexico City.
