Aston Martin says Fernando Alonso has been “medically cleared” to drive ahead of Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix after he missed the first practice session because of a back injury.

Alonso opted to miss FP1 in order to manage a back muscle injury picked up at the Belgian Grand Prix last weekend, and duly returned without any major problems for second practice in Hungary. After FP2 Alonso explained the injury and why it will not impact the rest of his race weekend.

Fernando Alonso provided an update on his health after suffering a back injury that forced him to miss FP1 in Hungary. Fernando Alonso didn’t get off to an ideal start this weekend in Hungary. The Aston Martin driver suffered a muscular injury in his lower back,