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 will miss the first practice for the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday as he nurses a muscular injury, his Aston Martin team said a few hours before the session. "In the days following the Belgian Grand Prix (on July 27),