A McLaren-Honda press conference in Tokyo saw Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button get some new rides...

Following a press conference and Q&A session which took place at Honda headquarters, both drivers were then offered the opportunity to try out Honda's UNI-CUB personal mobility devices. Alonso was keen to provide some on-board footage as the two drivers moved around an office on the small scooters.

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.

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