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When can I drive, Doc?

Fernando Alonso may have smiled his way through the difficulties of McLaren's pre-season, looked happy when he left the hospital after his testing accident and still been positive as he posted this video during his recovery as he missed the final test, but he anxiously waits to see if he can race in Australia. Alonso should find out this week if he's allowed to take part in Melbourne, with F1 fans around the world hoping to see him make his second McLaren debut next weekend.

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.