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McLaren-Honda, act one

The debut of the McLaren MP4-30 was not a smooth one at Jerez this week as the team hit numerous issues throughout testing. 27 years ago, the MP4/4 just made it in time to the final test at Imola ahead of the first race of the season in Brazil. The lap times were immediately impressive, the Honda engine proved sensational and the red and white McLarens dominated the season.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.