FIA Looking To McLaren For Information About Fernando Alonso Crash

The FIA is "seeking further information from the McLaren team" about driver Fernando Alonso's heavy crash during testing last month that led to the Spaniard "suffering temporary memory loss," according to Ian Ransom of REUTERS. Alonso's condition has been "the subject of media speculation" after a Spanish newspaper reported the 33-year-old "could not remember he was a world champion when doctors tested his recall after he regained consciousness." FIA Race Dir Charlie Whiting: "We are working with McLaren and our medical department is still looking at all the information we can find. We are still talking to McLaren about anything mechanical. Our medical department is talking to people who treated him in hospital and that is really all I can say on that." Last month, McLaren "blamed gusting winds for the crash and firmly denied that mechanical failure had played a part." The team conceded Alonso had "suffered a temporary loss of memory but had recovered" (REUTERS, 3/12).