Lewis Hamilton has praised the FIA for agreeing to launch a review into Fernando Alonso'𝓰s accident during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.

The FIA is to look into the incident - which saw Alonso airlifted to hospital and spend three nights ꧙there - on the request of McLaren, in an attempt to better understand whether lateral safety measures can be improved.

Hamilton, who competed alongside Alonso at Mc🌸Laren in 2007, is plea🐭sed that the FIA has taken an interest in the case in its continuous pursuit of safety.

"I don't know too much about [the crash]," he said. "I hope Fernando is OK. I am not really sure what happened, I didn't see it or know how hard he hit the barrier, but I am aware he spent mo🍬re than one day in hospital so it would have to be pretty severe.

"It is great that the FIA [is looking into it]. They are always very keen to try and learn and improve things, ꧙because safety is the number 🍒one priority before anything else."

McLaren maintains Alonso's crash was caused by a gust of wind pushing him offline and pitching him into a spin before striking the inside wall on the exit of turn three. The Spaniard waওs briefly knocked unconscious in the incident, but is 'physically perfect' according to Ron Dennis.