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Lando Norris topped the opening day of the second Formula 1 pre-season test in Barcelona on Tuesday as Mercedes lost most of its afternoon running to an issue on its new W10 car.

With Charles Leclerc sitting comfortably atop the timing screens for Ferrari, putting together the end-of-day Formula 1 testing report with around 20 minutes left on the clock seemed like a safe bet.

There was a different feeling around the McLaren Technology Centre compared to recent years upon the launch of the new MCL34 Formula 1 car earlier this week.

McLaren Applied Technologies has outlined its vision for the future of Formula 1, believing the sport will become all-electric and AI-supported by the year 2050.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says the team is taking a different approach into the 2019 Formula 1 season to avoid a repeat of the issues it faced last year. 

Fernando Alonso ended his Formula 1 career in Abu Dhabi last November with “no regrets” over his career moves, believing nine out of 10 drivers would have made the same decision he did and join McLaren for the 2015 season.

McLaren will make a decision on a possible entry to the FIA World Endurance Championship's premier class in the first half of 2019 as part of its wider review of its racing programmes.

Carlos Sainz Jr. has warned McLaren against getting “overexcited” with its aims for the short-term future, believing the team will have to work “little by little” to return to the front of the Formula 1 field.

The task of turning a Formula 1 team around is not one to be taken lightly, particularly when the marques in question are the two most successful in F1 history.

Carlos Sainz Jr. feels McLaren needs to "fear everyone" in Formula 1's midfield fight heading into next season after seeing a number of teams make significant steps in performance through 2018.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says the team is "not done" completing the restructuring of its Formula 1 team, but feels "things are starting to shape up" ahead of a couple of key arrivals.

McLaren will commence its testing programme for the Indianapolis 500 next April after receiving delivery of its cars in January as preparations for its return to the IndyCar paddock continue.

Fernando Alonso is "very open" to the idea of testing McLaren's 2019 Formula 1 car as part of his continued role with the team, according to Zak Brown.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has called on Formula 1 bosses to get the sport reset "as quickly as possible" by introducing a budget cap for 2021 instead of using a glide path that would reduce costs gradually over a number of years.

Carlos Sainz Jr. says he feels no extra pressure stepping into the shoes of two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso at McLaren in 2019, when he will become the only Spanish driver on the grid.

"A lack of consistent leadership" was the root cause of McLaren's Formula 1 struggles through 2018 that meant it was years in the making, according to team CEO Zak Brown.

McLaren chief Zak Brown has denied the team ceased development on its 2018 Formula 1 car after the Spanish Grand Prix in May, claiming it continued to work on updates for the MCL33 until October.

Fernando Alonso will remain “first on the speed-dial list” for McLaren if required in the future despite his decision to quit Formula 1 at the end of the season, according to team boss Zak Brown.

Carlos Sainz Jr. will drive for McLaren for the first time next week in Abu Dhabi after being confirmed by the Formula 1 team as part of its line-up for the post-Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tyre test.

And so another bright talent of the Formula 1 world prepares to bid farewell to the grandest stage in motorsport.

McLaren has confirmed Lando Norris will feature in the opening Formula 1 practice session for the Russian Grand Prix weekend in Sochi this Friday, combining the outing with his Formula 2 race duties.

Fernando Alonso felt his charge to seventh place in Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix was "a small win" for McLaren after picking up the team's best Formula 1 result since the end of April.

Stoffel Vandoorne says he is yet to receive a “clear explanation” from McLaren over its decision to drop him from its Formula 1 line-up for the 2019 season.

This weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix will mark two years since Chase Carey first entered the Formula 1 paddock following Liberty Media’s takeover of the sport - and so, so much has changed in that time.