McLaren is getting more track time with the Honda power unit as part of a filming day ahead of the second pre-season test.

The team endured a tough start to 2015 with just 79 laps possible across the opening four days at Jerez as the new Honda-powered MP4-30 hit the track for the first time. While confident improvements would be made in time for the second test at Barcelona, racing director Eric Boullier was also wary of the impact of the low mileage.

With the next pre-season test set to get underway on Thursday, McLaren is already at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona running the MP4-30 as part of a filming day on Monday, with Jenson Button at the wheel.

Teams are allowed two such days running a current car each year - known as promotional events - during which they are limited to a maximum of 100km per day.

Feature: A closer look at the McLaren MP4-30

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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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