Fernando Alonso suffered back pain after Spa shunt

MONZA, Italy -- Although he escaped serious injury and is due to race at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso woke up on Tuesday with back pain following his first corner accident at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.

There can be no valid argument against the use of Halo in Formula One after seeing Fernando Alonso vault over the device protecting Charles Leclerc at the start of the Belgian Grand Prix, writes Nate Saunders.

The dramatic crash saw his McLaren launched over the top of Charles Leclerc's Sauber after being hit in the rear by Nico Hulkenberg's Renault. Alonso's front right tyre clipped the Halo head protection of Leclerc's Sauber before landing in the run-off area and…