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FIA reject McLaren call for Alonso to race in Bahrain

The FIA have rejected calls from the McLaren-Honda team to allow Fernando Alonso to race at this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, insisting that the doctor’s orders are final. Alonso suffered broken ribs during his violent Australian Grand Prix crash with Esteban Gutierrez, and was not cleared to race by doctors on Thursday ahead of the Grand Prix in Bahrain, with Stoffel Vandoorne stepping in to make his Grand Prix debut in his place. But McLaren boss Ron Dennis and team manager Dave Redding were in discussion with FIA representatives on Friday to see whether there would be a chance for Alonso to resume his driving duties on Saturday, but these calls were rejected, with Vandoorne now set...
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