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McLaren’s racing director Eric Boullier says both Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne will be aiming to break into Q3 in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix but anticipates a tough midfield fight.

McLaren pair Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne have selected the most aggressive tyre allocations for the Bahrain Grand Prix compared to the rest of the Formula 1 field.

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Sebastian Vettel has wrestled the top time from Valtteri Bottas on the opening morning of the second Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya with McLaren hit by mechanical issues to see Stoffel Vandoorne complete just seven laps.

Fernando Alonso says the McLaren-Renault MCL33 “ran perfectly all day” as he completed the first Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya.

Full testing times from the fourth day of the first F1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Spain [Thursday – 4pm].   1. Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren F1 Team 1m 19.854s 102 laps*

Full testing times from the fourth day of the first F1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Spain [Thursday – 3pm].   1. Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren F1 Team 1m 19.854s 102 laps

Full testing times from the fourth day of the first F1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Spain [Thursday – 2pm].   1. Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren F1 Team 1m 20.068s 89 laps

Formula 1 teams have been playing catch-up on lost mileage from yesterday’s washout due to the snow and rain as warmer weather returned to Circuit de Catalunya on the morning of the final day of the first pre-season test.

Full testing times from the second day of the first F1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Spain [Tuesday – 1pm].   1. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 20.270s 43 laps

Full testing times from the second day of the first F1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Spain [Tuesday – 12pm].   1. Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren F1 Team 1m 20.325s 16 laps

Zak Brown says McLaren faces a “luxury situation” with the possible options it has at its disposal for its Formula 1 driver line-up for the 2019 season.

Honda F1’s Yusuke Hasegawa says two MGU-H failures on race day at the United States Grand Prix was disappointing and it is working on a solution to avoid further failures at the next race in Mexico.

Fernando Alonso says he’s helping McLaren-Honda team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne by towing him down the long straights in order to maximise his opportunity in qualifying, after the Belgian driver produced a similar feat for him at Spa.

Stoffel Vandoorne has been hit by a three-place grid penalty for the Monaco Grand Prix having been at fault for his collision with Felipe Massa