Categories: Look backRace and classic pictures

The first impression

Kevin Magnussen first drove for McLaren at the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi at the end of the 2012 season. Taking the wheel of the MP4-27, Magnussen impressed by setting the fastest time on the opening day of the test and later returned to finish second on the final day. A year later he was being announced as one of the team's race drivers, replacing Sergio Perez.

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.