Motor racing - Alonso to test with Toyota endurance team in Bahrain


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Japanese Grand Prix 2017 - Suzuka Circuit, Japan - October 7, 2017. McLaren's Fernando Alonso of Spain during a practice. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

(Reuters) - The prospect of Fernando Alonso racing for Toyota at Le Mans this year moved a step closer after the Japanese manufacturer said he would test with them in Bahrain on Sunday.

The 36-year-old McLaren Formula One driver will drive the Toyota TS050 hybrid car in the one-day rookie test at the Sakhir circuit.

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