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Alonso says he'll 'be at 100%' in Malaysia

Fernando Alonso says he'll "be at 100%" for the Malaysian Grand Prix as he trains to return to racing.

The double world champion will sit out the first race of the season in Melbourne on doctors' advice following an accident during the second pre-season test which left him hospitalised for three days. Kevin Magnussen will replace Alonso, who also missed the final test in Barcelona as a result.

With McLaren saying it is confident Alonso will be able to return to racing in Malaysia, the Spaniard has tweeted that he is training to be prepared for the physical demands of the race at Sepang.

Rumours persist about Alonso's condition following the accident, with the Spanish newspaper El Pais claiming he thought it was 1995 when responding to questions from doctors in hospital.

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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.