McLaren fail to get the Van going

MCLAREN are facing another pre-season crisis after their car broke down three times on the opening day of this week’s concluding test.

Stoffel Vandoorne had two electrical issues inside the first hour at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya, and a hydraulics failure cost the British team further valuable time later in the day.

By the end of eight hours of testing, McLaren had completed 38 laps.

In contrast, Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team clocked up 174.