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McLaren scheduled to put new aero parts to trial

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McLaren-Honda are picking up this morning where they left off yesterday after Fernando Alosno enjoyed a good day out on the track after completing 93 laps of the Circuit de Catalunya.

With Jenson Button on duty today, the Woking outfit will be stepping up its development of its MP4-31, putting a series of new aerodynamic bits to trial.

"We spent a good chunk of Tuesday evaluating the power unit functionality, although our attention hasn’t yet turned to assessing outright performance, " explained McLaren engineering director Matt Morris.

"The important thing was to get as many miles on this package as possible, so from that point of view and the amount of data we collected it has been very positive.

“We will continue to maximise our track time over the coming days, to work on ironing out reliability niggles and move on to longer runs.

"We also had some new aero parts which arrived overnight, which will be assessed on track today with Jenson."

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Motor racing was a backdrop from the outset in Phillip van Osten's life. Born in Southern California, Phillip grew up with the sights and sounds of fast cars thanks to his father, Dick van Osten, an editor and writer for Auto Speed and Sport and Motor Trend. Phillip's passion for racing grew even more when his family moved to Europe and he became acquainted with the extraordinary world of Grand Prix racing. He was an early contributor to the monthly French F1i Magazine, often providing a historic or business perspective on Formula 1's affairs. In 2012, he co-authored along with fellow journalist Pierre Van Vliet the English-language adaptation of a limited edition book devoted to the great Belgian driver Jacky Ickx. He also authored "The American Legacy in Formula 1", a book which recounts the trials and tribulations of American drivers in Grand Prix racing. Phillip is also a commentator for Belgian broadcaster Be.TV for the US Indycar series.