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Alonso to miss season-opening Australian GP

Madrid, March 3, 2015 (AFP) - Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso will miss 2015's opening Grand Prix in Australia after suffering concussion in a crash, his McLaren team said Tuesday. Doctors recommended that the 33-year-old Spaniard sit out the race as he recovers from the smash during testing in Barcelona on February 22. Jenson Button and reserve driver Kevin Magnussen will get the McLaren Honda cars for the March 15 race in Melbourne. "It will be tough not to be in Australia, but I understand the recommendations. A second impact in less than 21 days 'NO'," Alonso wrote on his Twitter account alongside the hashtag...
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