Fernando Alonso Enjoys A Honda Civic Type R Before The Belgian GP - The Art of Gears

20,2015) , it looks like their ace Fernando Alonso took some time to enjoy a brand spankin’ new Honda Civic Type R. Alonso even posted up a photo of him next to the 306 HP beast on his personal Instagram and was all smiles. There have been a couple of rumors floating around that this Civic Type R was actually ‘Nando’s personal Civic, but it looks like he was just trying it out as they still had Belgian plates on them. The Spainard as well as the rest of the McLaren Honda team probably have a lot on their minds as they enter the Belgian GP. Fortunately, they entered the mid-season break on a good note with Alonso finishing fifth snagging 10 points and his... Their emotions are guarded and Honda has admitted that they don’t expect to see massive gains over their previous races. Regardless, we’re still curious to see how fast this new power unit will bring them. Here’s Alonso’s power unit tweeting his introduction before the Belgian GP. Source: artofgears.com