Fears grow that Alonso may never return to Formula One

Reports say that doctors and crash investigators have not excluded the possibility the double champion may have blacked out BEFORE the accident that has ruled him out of the season-opener in Australia a week on Sunday.

One eye witness who has seen footage of the smash at Turn 3 in Barcelona said far from losing control dramatically at high speed when he went off, as first reported, Alonso’s car simply just drove off the track.

Alonso's management team could not be contacted yesterday, and McLaren have refused to comment on his medical condition.

However, a meticulous investigation has categorically ruled out a car or engine failure.

One eye witness said even though it was routine for drivers to survive much higher impacts Alonso was unconscious when medical services reached him and had to be lifted from the car.

Spanish newspaper El Pais has reported in hospital Alonso “woke up in 1995” having forgotten the last 20 years of his life.

Now sources close to the Spaniard say he remembers everything except the accident itself and that he may never return.

Dane Kevin Magnussen is to take his place in Australia and McLaren have kept their plans open for the second round in Malaysia a fortnight later.

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