McLaren has confirmed Fernando Alonso will test its 2019 Formula One car at some point this year.
Alonso stepped away from a racing role for this season but has remained affiliated with the team, which he will contest his second Indy 500 with in May. There had been speculation Alonso could test McLaren's current car, the MCL34, during pre-season testing in Barcelona.
That will not happen, but on Wednesday the team announced he will get the chance to sample the car at a currently unspecified date "to support the development of the MCL34 and MCL35 for 2020".