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Alonso set for surgery during the F1 winter break

Article To news overview © Alpine Alpine driver Fernando Alonso is preparing for further surgery during F1's winter break to clear up the lasting effects of his pre-season cycling accident. Alonso suffered a fractured jaw in the incident in Switzerland in February and underwent initial surgery, which he admitted would require a follow-up operation. After making his final scheduled appearance of the year in Wednesday's tyre test in Abu Dhabi, Alonso will head home and prepare for the procedure, which involves removing two titanium plates from his upper jaw. "My destiny in the winter will be to go to the hospital," Alonso is quoted by Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo....
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