Fernando Alonso will make his Formula 1 testing return with McLaren in Bahrain next week after being confirmed for one-and-a-half days of running in the team's MCL34 car.
Carlos Sainz Jr estimates Haas has produced a half-second pace advantage over its Formula 1 midfield rivals including his McLaren squad and fears it will be a tough deficit to close this season.
Lando Norris says getting stuck behind Antonio Giovinazzi cost him the chance to score points on his Formula 1 debut and feels he has let down McLaren having had the pace for the top 10.
McLaren boss Zak Brown says he supports Renault’s frustrations at Formula 1 B teams and has suggested significant changes to how the sport is run to ensure “we all win”.
Renault What’s new: Star signing Daniel Ricciardo dominates the attention having left Red Bull this winter, while behind the scenes Renault continues to expand both its engine and team bases.
While Lando Norris is relishing his Formula 1 debut at the Australian Grand Prix, the McLaren driver concedes he’s looking forward to getting his maiden race “out of the way” in order to gain confidence and momentum for his rookie season.
Honda motorsport chief Masahi Yamamoto says the Japanese manufacturer expects and relishes the pressure to produce a power unit able to fight for Formula 1 wins and world titles as part of its new Red Bull partnership.
Fernando Alonso says he was impressed by Ferrari’s performance across Formula 1 pre-season testing but has urged caution over his former team being the favourites in 2019.
Fernando Alonso is yet to discuss the possibility of a full-time return to Formula 1 with McLaren, with the Spaniard saying he did not miss taking part in the team's usual pre-season testing programme in Barcelona over the past couple of weeks.
Fernando Alonso says McLaren’s 2019 Formula 1 car is already “surprisingly good” in some areas and believes the team is heading in the right direction ahead of the new season.
Lando Norris says McLaren has been able to “strengthen” some of its biggest weaknesses over the winter, though he insists its 2019 Formula 1 car is still “not perfect”.
Carlos Sainz Jr. is unconcerned by the prospect of giving up some of his planned in-season Formula 1 test running so that Fernando Alonso can try out McLaren's 2019 car.
Carlos Sainz Jr. ensured McLaren made it back-to-back days at the top of the timesheets in the second Formula 1 pre-season test as Ferrari hit problems.
With McLaren announcing Fernando Alonso as its test driver for the next two years while on top at pre-season Formula 1 testing, a new dilemma in its rebuilding phase has been laid which could trigger major headaches later down the line.
Carlos Sainz Jr. says he is remaining “very cautious” about McLaren’s standing in the Formula 1 pecking order despite setting the fastest time of pre-season so far in Wednesday’s test running.
Fernando Alonso believes his new McLaren test driver and ambassador role is a way for him to remain sharp in preparation for a potential Formula 1 comeback if he can find a competitive package.
McLaren’s Carlos Sainz posted the fastest time of F1 pre-season so far on a disrupted morning of running in Barcelona as Sebastian Vettel crashed out in his Ferrari.