McLaren Honda star Fernando Alonso will be sitting at the WEC Young Driver Test in Bahrain in Toyota: Le Mans participation “currently still completely open”.

After days of speculation, it’s finally clear: Formula 1 superstar Fernando Alonso will be driving in the Toyota TS050 at tomorrow’s Toyota TS050 as part of the Young Driver Test of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) tomorrow Sunday. While the Japanese cannot confirm the deployment for political reasons – Alonso will wear the logo of Toyota arch-enemy Honda on his chest for the coming weekend at the Formula 1 season finale for one last time – the Spaniard is more open-minded.

“Hopefully”Alonso grins on the question of a ‘Sport1’ reporter in Bahrain after a test in Toyota,”I’m looking forward to driving one of these great LMP1 cars with the super powerful hybrid drive. This test is like a gift to me,”says the Asturian, who will be driving a Renault engine at the rear of the McLaren in the coming 2018 Formula 1 season. Whether he will also participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the same year is not yet certain.

“It’s still completely open. There’s nothing to say about that yet. Now I’m taking this test on Sunday. Let’s have a look,”he says” Today we want to enjoy the season finale of the WEC. It’s going to be the last race in the series for some teams – for example for Porsche,”says Mark Webber, a close friend of ex-Porsche-LMP1 star Mark Webber,”I’m also looking forward to a great race with lots of spectacle” Alonso told Sport1.