Formula 1’s Latest Rumours, Talk: McLaren-Honda’s Jenson Button, Manor and More

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Published: February 22, 2016

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The 2016 Formula One season kicked off bright and early on Monday morning, when the first of two pre-season tests began at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Several drivers headed on to the track to complete their first laps of the year and among them, thankfully, was Jenson Button, behind the wheel of McLaren-Honda's new MP4-31 car. 

Pre-season testing set the tone for McLaren's worst season in 35 years in 2015, with Button and team-mate Fernando Alonso wasting time in the garage as their rivals worked on anything from system checks to setup.

And Button, who completed a promising 35 laps in the morning session, has explained why McLaren are hopeful of returning to form in 2016.

Another team hoping for bigger and better things this year are Manor, who were among a number of outfits to launch their new car on the opening morning of the test.

The team have claimed just one points finish in six seasons, but the team's technical director has revealed why the MTR05 car is already their best yet.

Pascal Wehrlein and Rio Haryanto will have the pleasure of driving the MTR05 in this season's 21 races, but one man who was denied that privilege is Will Stevens.

The British driver had been hugely confident of keeping his place at Manor following a steady 2015 campaign, so the signing of Haryanto may have come as a shock.

But despite facing the prospect of being exiled to IndyCar, Stevens has insisted he is not yet finished in F1 and is targeting a return in the future.

Bernie Ecclestone, meanwhile, seems all but finished with F1 after admitting the sport is currently in extremely poor condition. In his efforts to make F1 fashionable again, the ringmaster has outlined his plans to change the qualifying format in the coming years.

It remains to be seen whether those alterations will be implemented for 2017, but one rule change almost certain to be fo...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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