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Stevens fails to make start of Malaysian GP

Will Stevens will not start the Malaysian Grand Prix after Manor failed to fix a fuel system issue.

The Briton had been permitted to start the race despite missing qualifying with the issue, with the stewards satisfied with the lap times set during free practice. However, the team failed to fix the problem in time for the start of the Malaysian GP, meaning Stevens will not race.

Roberto Merhi starts the race from last place on the grid despite having failed to set a time within 107% during qualifying. Merhi's start will be the first for the team this season after Manor failed to run at all in Australia.

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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.