Valsecchi returns to Durango seat

Davide Valsecchi will return to take his seat in the Durango squad for this weekend's Silverstone GP2 Series event after recovering from the spinal injury he sustained earlier this year.

The Italian suffered compressed vertebrae in a 175mph crash in qualifying at Istanbul Park in Turkey in May.

He has now been cleared by doctors, allowing him to retake his seat, which had been filled by Marcello Puglisi (Monaco) and Ben Hanley (Magny-Cours).

Valsecchi, who finished eighth in GP2 Asia with Durango, has been recuperating at home since the crash, but has been forced to miss the last six races.

His best result in the main series came in the season-opener in Barcelona, where he was fifth in the sprint race.

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