Fernando Alonso’s plans to return to Formula 1 with the Alpine team suffered a setback after being involved in a road cycling accident in Switzerland.

According to his team he has undergone a “successful corrective operation” for a fractured jaw following the accident and is expected to be declared fit for pre-season testing in March.
 

The two-time champion, who’s currently preparing for the return to Formula 1 after two seasons out of the sport, was caught up in the cycling crash while riding his road bike in Switzerland, after which he was taken to hospital with x-rays revealing a fracture to his jaw that required surgery. 
 

Alonso is expected to make a full recovery and will be available to join the Alpine team who are currently in the process of preparing for testing at Bahrain. That testing takes place in just over a month’s time on March 12-14 – with Alonso set to contest his first F1 race since the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix two weeks after at the same track.