Grand Prix Driver Shakedown to Break Down (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 27 min | Documentary, Sport

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Grand Prix Driver

Shakedown to Break Down (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 27 min | Documentary, Sport

It's the final two weeks of testing in Barcelona before the F1 season officially begins. Mission control is monitoring every aspect of the cars' and drivers' performance on track. Testing is a disaster. On day one, Fernando Alonso's car ...See moreIt's the final two weeks of testing in Barcelona before the F1 season officially begins. Mission control is monitoring every aspect of the cars' and drivers' performance on track. Testing is a disaster. On day one, Fernando Alonso's car breaks down repeatedly due to oil issues and the engine is replaced overnight. On day two we ride with Stoffel to the track, his first day of testing as a fully-fledged McLaren driver. Stoffel finds the car difficult to manage and there are problems with the engine again. A second Honda engine is replaced and the engineers must fly out more units from Sakura, Japan. The press is going wild with stories of impending doom for McLaren and their partnership with Honda. By the end of the test, Honda has blown nine engines, one more than they are allowed to use for both cars during the entire season. The most the car has driven continuously, with the power turned down, is 11 laps. At this pace, the car will not even qualify for the race in Melbourne. McLaren-Honda is in crisis. All of the engineers, mechanics and PR team are deeply disappointed. Fernando Alonso's contract is up and there are rumors that he will not put up with another season at the bottom of the rankings. The entire workforce of McLaren is called together for an update on where they are with Honda and the engine design. Jonathan Neale makes it clear that in terms of the season ahead McLaren "are no longer travelling hopefully". See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
James Allen Self Self See fewer	Formula 1 (1950)
Fernando Alonso Self Self See fewer	Formula 1 (1950)
Eric Boullier Self Self See fewer	Formula 1 (1950)
Jono Brookes Self Self See fewer	Grand Prix Driver (2018)
Zak Brown Self Self See fewer	Grand Prix Driver (2018)
Frazer Burchell Self Self See fewer	Grand Prix Driver (2018)
Tom Clarkson Self Self See fewer	Formula 1: Ten Sport (2003)
Amanda Davies Self Self See fewer	CNN World Sport (2019)
Michael Douglas Self Self See fewer	Wall Street (1987)
Maurice Hamilton Self Self See fewer	1 (2013)
Jonathan Neale Self Self See fewer	Grand Prix Driver (2018)
Simon Reynolds Self Self See fewer	Grand Prix Driver (2018)
Charlotte Sefton Self Self See fewer	Grand Prix Driver (2018)
Tom Stallard Self Self See fewer	F1 Explains (2023)
Jason Swales Self Self See fewer	Off the Grid (I) (2014)
Mark Temple Self Self See fewer	Grand Prix Driver (2018)
Stoffel Vandoorne Self Self See fewer	Formula 1 (1950)