Xtreme Racing News

The Formula 1 testing wrapped up in Spain this evening and if one team is thankful for it, it's McLaren Honda. The team was 11th quick in the final day of testing after suffering 2 more faults with the car, that being said, it was 2 electrical problems with Fernando Alonso that caused him to stop both times. His teammate and rookie Stoffel Vandoorne was hit mulile times with this same issue and the team has already changed out 2 engines because of the issue. Yesterday, Alonso ripped Honda as an unreliable engine supplier for McLaren and they are awful. Alonso did not take the vacant Mercedes AMG Petronas seat in the offseason but may next season if Valtteri Bottas does not stay with the team. Now you need to agree with Alonso here, Honda is not the best supplier for F1, especially McLaren who have struggled a lot, including these 2 test weeks where they've been hit with electrical issues 6 times. The team has to depart for Australia soon and have little time to figure it out. They can't go more than 20 laps without running into an issue and they need to realise that F1 races are more than 20 laps, unless if it's a 10-mile track. The team's fastest lap today was also the fastest time of the winter for them.