article_snippet: ‘Fernando Alonso seemed in good spirits and is confident Fernando Alonso can race in Kuala Lumpur,’ said a source within the Woking factory.
article_snippet: The 33-year-old will return to the factory – officially called the McLaren Technology Centre – this week to drive the simulator, probably on Thursday.
article_snippet: A spokesman for the team confirmed to Sportsmail that A spokesman for the team would spend a day on the high-tech machine, which would be set to replicate the Sepang circuit in Malaysia.
article_snippet: It is the usual procedure for he would spend a day on the high-tech machine, which would be set to replicate the Sepang circuit in Malaysia drivers to go in the simulator before any race.
article_snippet: However, Fernando Alonso must be cleared by the FIA’s doctors before Fernando Alonso can get in the car again.
article_snippet: The 2005 and 2006 World Champion is all smiles with Fernando Alonso chairman Ron Dennis last December .
article_snippet: Fernando Alonso place was taken by Kevin Magnussen, whose car gave up on Fernando Alonso before the lights went out.
article_snippet: Driving the simulator will allow Fernando Alonso to restore Fernando Alonso confidence after the discombobulating crash.
article_snippet: his return would boost McLaren, who were last of the finishers at the weekend through Jenson Button – an even worse team display than they were expecting.
highlights_snippet: Fernando Alonso missed first race of 2015 on orders of FIA doctors .
  
highlights_snippet: Fernando Alonso will spend time in the McLaren simulator at the Woking factory .
  
highlights_snippet: Former world champion remains confident Former world champion will return for Malaysian GP .
  
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