Stoffel Vandoorne believes McLaren is making progress with each passing race and will be able to replicate its double-points finish of Hungary at certain circuits.McLaren started the season with an uncompetitive car, mainly due to a lack of performance and reliability from the Honda power unit. However, with the team...

McLaren was impressed by Lando Norris on the 17-year-old's debut in a current F1 car, according to racing director Eric Boullier.Norris tested a 2011 McLaren in Portugal earlier this year in preparation for a full test appearance at the Hungaroring, taking over from Stoffel Vandoorne on day two of the...

Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time of the in-season test at the Hungaroring but was upstaged by the performances of Robert Kubica (pictured above) and Lando Norris on Wednesday.Fresh from his victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix, Vettel took the opportunity to carry out two hours of running on Wednesday...

Jenson Button's return to Formula 1 has been confirmed with the 2009 world champion replacing Fernando Alonso at this year's Monaco Grand Prix.Alonso is racing at the Indy 500 in a McLaren-Honda-Andretti, meaning he will skip the F1 round in Monaco to compete at the Brickyard. While Button effectively retired...

McLaren admits it does not yet have a replacement lined up for Fernando Alonso to race in the Monaco Grand Prix when the Spaniard is competing in the Indy 500.Alonso will drive at the Brickyard at the end of May, making his debut in the 500 for a McLaren-associated Andretti...

Fernando Alonso's dream of racing in the Indianapolis 500 is set to come true – this year.In an unprecedented deal struck between Verizon IndyCar Series CEO Mark Miles, McLaren Technology Group Executive Director Zak Brown, and Honda, RACER has learned from multiple sources that the two-time Formula 1 World Champion...

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier believes the team's chassis performance is now back to the sort of level where it should be producing but is being masked by Honda.Pre-season testing was a difficult time for McLaren as Honda struggled with reliability issues as well as a performance deficit to its...

McLaren was surprised to suffer a problem with its power unit on the opening day of pre-season testing, with racing director Eric Boullier describing the Honda issue as "disappointing."Honda discovered an oil system issue after the installation lap on the first day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, forcing...

McLaren's running on the opening day of testing was hit by an oil system problem that stopped the car after just one lap.With Fernando Alonso behind the wheel of the MCL32 (pictured above adorned with telemetry equipment) on the first day at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, the Spaniard completed an...

Formula 1 pre-season testing got under way Monday in Barcelona, with Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari (above) taking honors for fast time in the morning session.Ferrari and Mercedes both enjoyed trouble-free starts to the new year, putting in a combined 141 laps the pace of which suggested that the new rules...