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It's Pascal Wehrlein's last opportunity to get some final pre-season training under his belt before setting off down under to Australia.

He could hardly find anywhere more of a contrast to the hot and sunny conditions in Melbourne. The Sauber driver headed up into the mountains for his latest fitness training and is loving the snow and ice.

Wehrlein is back in perfect condition, having been sidelined from the first pre-season testing. He was still suffering from a back injury sustained in a crash at the Race of Champions in January.

But Wehrlein reported no lingering effects when he work part in the second week of testing. And the amount of training the young German driver has been putting in over the winter, both in and out of the gym, should make sure he's as ready to race as anyone on the grid next weekend.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.