The FIA medical team have cleared Williams’ Valtteri Bottas and McLaren’s Fernando Alonso to race this weekend at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Bottas sustained a lower back injury during qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix a fortnight ago. It was announced on race day that he will not participate in the race. Since then he’s been working very closely with a physiotherapist and his trainer to get back to full fitness for the Malaysian Grand Prix.

It was announced earlier today that Bottas has been cleared by the FIA and he is fit to race this weekend.

Further down the paddock it was also announced the McLaren’s Fernando Alonso has also been declared fit to race by the FIA medical team.

Alonso suffered from a concussion after crashing at the final Barcelona test. After spending a few days in hospital, heeding doctors advice not to race at the Australian Grand Prix, Alonso will get his 2015 season underway in Malaysia.

He underwent a series of tests on Sunday at Cambridge University on Sunday after which he flew to Malaysia. He was declared fit on Thursday morning by the FIA medical team.

“In accordance with normal procedures, McLaren-Honda driver Fernando Alonso was this morning examined by the FIA medical delegate and chief medical officer at the Sepang Circuit Medical Centre,” said a statement from the FIA.

“During the examination the driver passed all mandatory fitness tests and has thus been declared fit to race in this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix.”