The Spaniard, who missed the first race of the season in Australia on doctors’ advice following a concussion, resumed fitness training last week with the aim of competing in the next round of the championship in Malaysia.
A tweet from McLaren confirmed the two-time world champion had returned to work at the team’s Woking base ahead of a possible comeback:
Kevin Magnussen stood in for Alonso in Australia, though the Dane failed to take the start after his car developed a power unit glitch on the way to the grid. Team mate Jenson Button, meanwhile, finished 11th, two laps down on race winner Lewis Hamilton.
