F1 | McLaren, Sainz: “Could Alonso test the 2019 car? It would be good for the team."

The hypothesis launched by Zak Brown teases Carlos Sainz: the now ex-Renault man said he was anything but against the possibility that his mentor and Spanish compatriot Fernando Alonso tests the future MCL34 to guarantee authoritative feedback and facilitate its development. “I wouldn't mind if the driver who knows the best cars of recent years tested our car” – declared the now ex Renault to some Iberian media. “It would be positive for the team, and that's why it's a hypothesis that is being considered”.

Sainz then focused on the critical 2018 experienced by the Woking team, which, despite the switch to Renault engines, was unable to leave behind the profound crisis of recent seasons: “Maybe they thought they had more potential. They didn't expect the car to be born that way and that later in the season it did not respond well to updates. The work then focused on analyzing what was happening, it's not that the team didn't want to develop".