Claim by Spanish daily El Pais that Alonso suffered amnesia after
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Originally Posted by Daniel Johnson, The London Telegraph
Fernando Alonso woke up from his testing accident unaware he was a Formula One driver, having forgotten the last 20 years of his life, according to reports in his native Spain.
Alonso will miss the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 15 on doctors' orders after suffering a concussion. The 33-year-old was briefly unconscious after the 160km/h crash at the Circuit de Catalunya and, according to Spanish daily El Pais, he woke up in hospital thinking it was 1995.
Asked who he was, what his job was, and what he hoped to do with his life, Alonso reportedly replied: "I'm Fernando, I drive go-karts and I want to be a Formula One driver." Alonso apparently could not remember making his F1 debut with Minardi in 2001, or either of his world championships in 2005 and 2006.
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Story here -
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorspo...06-13wsnh.html