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McLaren go from bad to worse at Albert Park

McLaren's sense of foreboding from a dismal winter testing was confirmed at the Australian Grand Prix on day one of the new season, as drivers Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen languished near the bottom of the timesheets in the opening practice sessions of the season. Out of 15 cars that completed flying laps in the first session, Button and Magnussen were the slowest and had precious little time on track for technicians to gather data. They were to gain little cheer from the second session, with former world champion Button improving only to 13th quickest. Magnussen, standing in for the injured Fernando Alonso, was last-placed at 16th and forced to walk off the track after dragging his...
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