Alonso to race with injured thumbs after Australia F1 qualifying crash

The Alpine driver says the impact left him with sore thumbs, but he insists he will be OK for the race.
Alonso was on a lap that might have earned him pole position in Q3 when a hydraulic failure towards the end of the lap pitched him off the road and into a tyre barrier.
By holding onto the steering wheel his hands and thumbs received a heavy jolt, and led to the strapping that was very …Keep reading