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Palmer: Magnussen has a point to prove

Jolyon Palmer believes Kevin Magnussen will be fired up this season as he wants to 'show McLaren why he shouldn't have been dropped.' After just one year of racing for McLaren, Magnussen was dropped down to a test driver role to make way for Fernando Alonso. His troubles, though, didn't stop there. Months later McLaren opted not to renew his contract leaving the Dane out in the cold. Renault came to the rescue, signing Magnussen as Palmer's 2016 team-mate after Pastor Maldonado's sponsors failed to deliver. Looking ahead to the 2016 season, Palmer reckons his new team-mate has a point to prove. 'He's a good driver who has proven what he can do in F1 already,' the Brit told Autosport. 'If...
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