Fernando Alonso finally pain free

Fernando Alonso completed qualifying in China today without trouble from the back injury he suffered in Australia.

The Spaniard had complained of discomfort following Friday practice, a month after his major crash which forced him to miss the race in Bahrain.

But the McLaren driver, who will start 12^th tomorrow, says he is now pain free and can compete as usual in the race.

"I felt good today," he said.

"I slept very good last night - 10 or 11 hours. I don't know, it was a record for the week because I've not been sleeping well with the jetlag.

"But yesterday maybe I missed the car so much for the last month that finally after doing some laps I felt more relaxed and I slept good.

"Zero pain, so all good. I had a much better day in the car, although still feeling it a bit over the bumps and on the corners sometimes.

"But I didn't need any painkillers today or anything."

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