F1: Marussia Waiting On Glock Fitness Check

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F1: Marussia Waiting On Glock Fitness Check

Timo Glock is questionable for Sunday's Valencia race after falling ill...

Adam Cooper | http://www.speedtv.com | Posted June 23, 2012 Valencia (ESP)

Timo Glock has not yet announced his plans for the 2013 season. (Photo: Getty Images)

The Marussia team will have to wait until Sunday morning to see if Timo Glock is fit enough to start the European GP.

The German was suffering with a stomach bug all weekend, and despite running in FP3, did not feel fit enough to take part in qualifying.

Despite not participating in that session, Glock can still start, having received the dispensation of the stewards – something that, for example, happened with Fernando Alonso at the 2010 Monaco GP, when chassis damage from his morning accident meant that he could not take part in qualifying.

Marussia explained: “Timo has been fighting a stomach bug since Thursday. He felt well enough to take part in yesterday’s Free Practice sessions and had seemed to be improving. This morning, after Free Practice Three, he started to feel unwell again. It is clear that at this time, he is not sufficiently well to take part in a demanding qualifying session and needs to recuperate further.

“Timo and the team will now seek further medical guidance this afternoon. Until such time as this guidance has been received, no decisions will be reached regarding tomorrow’s race. A further statement will be issued on Sunday morning.”

Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.