Fernando Alonso's accident during the final day of the second test has ruled him out of the final test this week as he recuperates at home. That has seen 2014 race driver Kevin Magnussen called up by McLaren, with the Dane set to drive at some stage over the next four days depending on how the team's schedule goes. If Alonso is not cleared to drive in a fortnight, Magnussen could even find himself lining up in Melbourne having lost his race seat at the end of last year...

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.

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