article_snippet: At the other end of the grid, and dogged by reliability problems during winter testing, the gloom in the garage followed drivers Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen onto the track.
article_snippet: Magnussen, who has taken injured Fernando Alonso's seat at Albert Park, skidded into the gravel at turn six in the second session and Fernando Alonso's car had to be winched off the track.
article_snippet: McLaren endured a difficult day at the office with Kevin Magnussen slamming his car into the barriers .
article_snippet: McLaren is winched away by a tractor after McLaren skidded into the gravel ain the second session .
article_snippet: Kevin Magnussen's team-mate Jenson Button (left) looks concerned  after a disappointing day of practice .
article_snippet: Kevin Magnussen finished at the back in both free practice sessions .