Fernando Alonso is set to conduct a private test of the McLaren Racing IndyCar at Texas Motor Speedway, Motorsport Week can exclusively reveal. Bob Fernley, President of McLaren IndyCar, confirmed the Woking based squad are working with Carlin Racing, and stated “The test chassis that we (will) use is being built by Carlin in Florida.” The test date of 9th April is the earliest realistic date available, there was the intent to conduct this test sooner, but due to the new AFP impact protection device being implimented, there was a delay. “We're looking (to) split the resources in order to make sure we can deliver (the car builds) by the end of March,” confirmed...
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