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.

Lando Norris lost two positions on the opening lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix, with two-time world champion Fernando Alonso getting off to a stunning start. Alonso put in a brilliant performance on Saturday to qualify up in fifth for Sunday's race around the Hungaroring, and quickly got himself past Norris and up into fourth.