Fernando Alonso ‘lucky to be alive’ after horror crash

Fernando Alonso says he is fortunate to be alive after surviving one of the most spectacular crashes in Formula One memory.

While Nico Rosberg finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel to win the opening race of an incident-packed Australian Grand Prix, the season-opener will long be remembered for Alonso’s terrifying 200 miles per hour smash.

After he careered into the back of Esteban Gutierrez under braking for turn three, Alonso was merely a passenger as he slammed into the wall before barrel-rolling through the air twice.