(McLaren-Honda)
The McLaren-Honda Formula One team had a delayed start to their full test debut at the season ending test session at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday as a result of an electrical issue with power unit in the back of the MP4-29H1X1 chassis.
Speaking to Crash.net McLaren-Honda Racing Director Eric Boullier confirmed:
'We are triple-checking some electrical issues we may have with the ground, particularly, which is a part we have built as McLaren and we just want to be very careful. The minimum is you may burn the harness but you could also damage any ECU's or this kind of thing. So we just want to make sure we triple-check. Leaving the garage at nine or ten or twelve or one doesn't change anything.'
Stoffel Vandoorne was set to be behind the wheel of the MP4-29H1X1 interim chassis on Tuesday morning but unfortunately that was unable to happen.
Boullier has explained the Woking based will go through at least ten initial one lap runs as they continue to evaluate the new power unit before they extend the runs beyond three laps. Boullier has confirmed that the team are in no way looking at the performance of the interim car in terms of lap time compared to their rivals as the main focus of this two test for the team is purely to carry out systems checks.
Vandoorne will back in the on Wednesday but the team will be hoping to get the car out on track this afternoon.
© Ben Johnston 2014
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