McLaren’s hopes of making a step forward in the second Barcelona test this week were dashed by more Honda problems Tuesday morning.
Stoffel Vandoorne had completed only 34 laps when an electrical problem forced him to stop and, in order to allow time for investigations, a fresh unit was fitted before he could run again in the afternoon session. The team lost a lot of track time with a series of issues in the first test last week.
“We detected an electrical issue with the PU in Stoffel's car,” said a Honda spokesperson. “In the interest of maximizing track time, we opted to replace it and investigate the issue further once the PU is out of the car. The PU we are using today is the same spec as the PU run last week at test one.”
Vandoorne will also drive on Thursday, while Fernando Alonso is scheduled to run Wednesday and Friday – the final day of testing before Melbourne.
