McLaren's opening day of pre-season Formula 1 testing got off to a troubled start on Monday when its new car was stopped with a Honda oil system issue after just a single installation lap.
The Woking-based team had successfully completed a 100 kilometre filming day at Barcelona on Sunday, ahead of the proper start to testing today.
But although Fernando Alonso got out of the garage early on to prepare for the day's programme, after completing just a single lap back into the pits he was unable to return to action as Honda discovered a problem on the car.
A Honda spokeswoman said: "We have an oil systems issue which requires a full investigation.
"We plan to run again today, but due to the difficult access location it will take several hours to resolve."
Honda has introduced an all-new engine for 2017, adopting the split turbine and compressor concept that Mercedes has put to great use under the new turbo hybrid rules.
Red Bull red flag
McLaren was not the only team to hit trouble on the opening morning of testing with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo bringing out the first red flag of the test.
The Australian stopped with a sensor issue after completing four laps, with his team's Renault team also introducing a new engine concept this year.
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