McLaren not against Alonso testing in MCL34

2018 marks for the moment the last season of Fernando Alonso en F1. The double 2005-2006 world champion played this final campaign within McLaren, a team he joined in 2015 with the return of Honda as an engine manufacturer.

The old pilot Renault will mainly focus on the quest for the world title in WEC l’an prochain avec le Toyota Gazoo Racing, mais ne délaissera pas le giron McLaren, en étant aligné au départ des 500 miles d’Indianapolis en mai sous la bannière de Woking, qui utilisera pour l’occasion a Chevrolet block.

The English structure, through the voice of its executive director Zak Brown, is also not closed to letting Alonso test the future car F1 2019, which will be entrusted to the two holders Lando Norris et Carlos Sainz. “We have two drivers for our cars... So until we can line up in a third car, I think it would be difficult to place Fernando in the team, comments the American on the discipline website.

There are therefore no places available. If he wants to test drive the car, we are certainly open to his feedback on the car » Alonso finished his 2018 season ranked 11th, with 50 points.