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Vandoorne can challenge Button – Magnussen

 XPB Images Kevin Magnussen believes McLaren-Honda reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne can challenge Jenson Button at the Bahrain Grand Prix following his late call up to replace the injured Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard was ruled out of the Sakhir event after he did not pass the FIA’s mandatory medical examination, with the governing body saying Alonso had not sufficiently recovered from his heavy Melbourne crash. Having made his Formula One debut alongside Button in 2014, Magnussen ought to know what it is like to compete against the 2009 world champion. Asked whether Vandoorne, who incidentally replaced him as Woking’s reserve driver, could give Button a hard time, the...
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