Alonso’s Accident: McLaren Has “Nothing to Hide”
Placed in the defendant's seat following Fernando Alonso's accident, the McLaren team sought to defend itself through Eric Boullier, who asserts that nothing abnormal surrounds the crash or the Spaniard's condition.
McLaren defended itself this Friday against the rumors surrounding Fernando Alonso’s accident. It was Eric Boullier, the team’s director, who took a stand.
On February 22nd, the double world champion was involved in an off-track incident in turn 3 at the Catalunya circuit during the second private testing session. After hitting a concrete wall, the Spaniard suffered a brief loss of consciousness and memory loss lasting a few days due to a concussion, forcing him to withdraw from Melbourne.
The situation quickly led to a wave of rumors that grew as McLaren’s communication released information in dribs and drabs. “We were first concerned with Fernando being taken care of by the doctors and, as far as I know, it’s a personal matter so no one has access to medical records except the doctors,” stated Boullier to Autosport.
« The second thing is that technically, regarding the car, we conducted all investigations in a transparent and open manner with the FIA. With everything we’ve done so far, we haven’t been able to find anything abnormal or that could have caused the incident. We are always looking to go further, but we have submitted our report to the FIA and are working with the FIA. Nothing more can be said on this subject. We have nothing to hide, » he assured.
If the exams performed on Alonso proved normal, the Frenchman explained that the specialists would have the final say regarding his return, planned for the Malaysian Grand Prix from March 27 to 29: « Any medical information remains within the medical field. We have a doctor at McLaren who has access to the information, but it is not public. As far as we are concerned, the doctors are happy with all the exams, all the scans, everything that has been done for Fernando. The only thing is that the final decision regarding Fernando’s return belongs to the FIA doctors. »
