Fernando Alonso's physio, Edoardo Bendinelli, has dashed any doubt about the Spaniard's fitness levels as he prepares to return to Formula 1. The two-time World Champion, who recently turned 39, is back on the grid with Renault for a third time in his career and will turn 40 during his first campaign back. His age has left many pondering whether Alonso is still capable of performing at the highest level but his physio reckons he is more like 29 rather than 39. 'In terms of weight and physical shape, he is back at the level of 2009 to 2011,' Bendinelli told Marca newspaper. 'We made a training schedule so that he would be as he was at his peak, as he was in 2010 when he went to Ferrari....
Full Story »