McLare𓃲n-Ho𒉰nda has confirmed Kevin Magnussen will give the McLaren-Honda MP4-30 an unexpected race debut in Australia after being called up to replace the sidelined Fernando Alonso.

The Dane, who competed🦂 with McLaren last season🀅 before demoted to a reserve role in favour of signing two-time champion Alonso, has been on standby since his replacement crashed during pre-season testing and was made a doubt for the opening round.

Though McLaren stated its confidence that Alonso would race in Melbourne, the subsequent announcement that he has been 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:ruled out on the advice o𝐆f his medical team me✅ans Magnussen will rejoin Jenson Button in giving the Honda-powered car its first outing at Albert Park.

The call-up will see Magnussen return to a happy hunting ground twelve months after finishing second in his first F1 race at Albert Park in 2014, a result that would remain his best to the end oℱf his rookie season.

However, Magnussen will♈ be hard pushed to manage a repeat as McLaren continues to struggle to bring its new car up to speed following a series of technical issues throughout pre-season testing. Though Magnussen did get one day in the car, he managed just 39 laps before problems🍷 set in.

Magnussen finished his first season of🧸 F1 🦂racing in 2014 11th overall.