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Frustrating end for McLaren

A series of problems on the final day of pre-season restricted McLaren's attempts to trial their new Melbourne-spec front-wing as the team's pre-season preparations ended in frustration.Having concluded the first of the two Bahrain tests apparently vying with Mercedes to be the lead runner at the start of the season, McLaren appeared to lose ground during the final test to Ferrari and fellow Merc-runner Williams. Although Kevin Magnussen was able to complete over 80 laps on Saturday, Jenson Button was limited to just 22 laps on Day Four by an engine failure and then an electronics issue which struck just after the lunch break. The setbacks were particularly ill-timed for the team given they...
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