McLaren and Honda are getting to the bottom of the power unit issues which plagued their first official test in Abu Dhabi at the end of November.
Stoffel Vandoorne only managed three complete laps over two days as various electrical problems forced the team to remain in the garage.
Speaking on Thursday, racing director Eric Boullier insisted that the two companies were working hard to resolve the problems, adding that a recovery plan has been put in place to ensure they don’t suffer the same fate during pre-season testing next year.
“They worked hard for a week, found out everything, and a recovery plan is in place,” explained Boullier.
“It was not only one problem. There were hardware issues that made the wrong software codes, so we had to first find out what was wrong in the hardware system to fix the software system.
“Part of it has already been fixed, there are now some further tests on dynos to validate.”
The outfit hasn’t ruled out using up another of its filming days prior to the 2015 season to ensure the changes have had the desired effect.
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