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Alonso will have further jaw surgery after season

Fernando Alonso will require surgery to remove two titanium plates in his upper jaw after the 2021 Formula 1 season but doesn’t think his recent cycling crash will affect his driving. The Spaniard fractured his upper jaw after colliding with a car while out training in Lugano last month, requiring surgery after the incident in Switzerland. Part of that procedure involved inserting titanium plates that Alonso says need to be removed after the season finishes, but he isn’t expecting any discomfort when he first gets back in an F1 car at testing on Saturday. “I’m happy to be here, back in the paddock and back in the sport first of all,” Alonso said. “After the accident four weeks...
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