The 400th starts poorly - Alonso is unwell and can only get into the car in the second free practice.

Fernando Alonso is not feeling well, which is why he missed the press events of the Mexican Grand Prix, and he will not be driving the Aston Martin in FP1 either.

However, the latter step was planned and is not due to his illness; during the first practice session, the test driver Felipe Drugovich would have taken the Spaniard's place anyway. Aston Martin did not elaborate on what has made Alonso ill, and we hope there is nothing serious. If everything goes well and the two-time world champion feels better, he could be on the track during the practice session starting at night European time on Saturday.

We are not worried about the "old man"; he is a great fighter and would not miss that party for any money, where Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, or even Lewis Hamilton are carving his name into that certain stone. Moreover, forever.