Barcelona: Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso is making a "solid recovery" from a spectacular crash in testing, his McLaren team said today blaming the accident on "gusty winds".


Fernando Alonso. Pic/AFP 

The 33-year-old Spaniard crashed into a wall 20 laps into testing at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya yesterday and was airlifted to hospital under sedation. Alonso suffered concussion but the team said scans on the 2005 and 2006 world champion were "completely normal." Alonso would be kept in hospital, McLaren added without giving details of his injuries nor how long he would remain there.