Jenson Button will get behind the wheel of the McLaren MP4-27, the outfit’s 2012 challenger, before Lewis Hamilton, the team have confirmed.
The Woking based outfit are set to launch their new car on February 1st at the McLaren Technology Centre (MTC), before debuting it on track at the first test in Jerez a few days later.
Button will get behind the wheel for the first two days of the first test, before handing the car over to Lewis Hamilton.
McLaren Pre-season schedule (2012):
Jerez
Barcelona
Barcelona