News Details

Alonso first to drive new McLaren

Fernando Alonso will be the first man to test the new McLaren car as the team begin their engine partnership with Honda. The Spaniard will drive the MP4-30 on the first day of the first pre-season test, at Jerez, Spain, on 1-4 February. Team-mate Jenson Button will test it on the second and fourth days, with Alonso driving on the third. Alonso, 33, who has joined from Ferrari, wrote on social media that he was 'ready to enjoy the challenge'.  McLaren are taking a similar approach to testing to Mercedes, for whom Nico Rosberg drives on the first day of testing before alternating with world champion Lewis Hamilton thereafter. McLaren will unveil their new car online on 29 January, a day...
Full Story »
11y ago from BBC.co.uk 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Alonso to debut new McLaren-Honda

– McLaren has confirmed that Fernando Alonso will be the first to...
11y ago from GPUpdate.net

Alonso to debut McLaren-Honda at Jerez

cLaren has confirmed that Fernando Alonso will be the first to drive the...
11y ago from GPUpdate.net

Is this the new look McLaren-Honda?

McLaren Honda kick off their second partnership in Formula 1 with the...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Boost for McLaren after Honda win engine freeze...

McLaren have been given a boost after Formula 1's governing body tweaked...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar updates tire rules for 2026 season

Among a few changes coming for the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season, a new...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar introduces safety flaps to prevent airborne...

The NTT IndyCar series has detailed a new addition to cars competing in...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

The post-derby glow

Morning all. Hopefully you're still enjoying the warm glow of Sunday's...
3h ago from Arseblog.com

Donnarumma vs Raya: Who is the better GK in the title...

In the last few weeks of the Premier League season, the importance of...
14h ago from SkySports.com

Tactics Column: Key quartet step up to deliver North...

'It feels like we've shown what we are made of but then you have to show...
17h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.