25 Feb 2015

Alonso goes home - no more testing

ALBERT GEA

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<b>NOW HEADING FOR HOME:</b> Fernando Alonso smiles during 2015 Formula 1 testing at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, Spain, on Friday. He crashed on Sunday. <i>Image: AP / Manu Ferrnadez</i>

BARCELONA, Spain - McLaren’s Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso will miss this week's final pre-season test in Barcelona despite leaving hospital on Wednesday after a severe crash three days earlier.

The Spaniard smiled and waved to reporters and fans as he left the hospital at around 2.30pm Spanish time.
McLaren said in a statement that the 33-year-old would return to his family home in northern Spain for further rest and recuperation and would not be back in the car before the Australian season-opener on March 15.

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