McLaren has released the first images of the eagerly awaited MP4-30, the first car from the Woking team to feature a Honda power unit since 1992, ahead of the new car's first test in Jerez next week. The MP4-30 marks a new era for McLaren with the return of Honda and welcoming Fernando Alonso back to the team. The exclusive engine deal will see McLaren go its own way with Honda power after 20 years of working with Mercedes and carries the hopes of future championship success for both Alonso and Jenson Button. The livery of the car had been the subject of much speculation, but despite the split with Mercedes the team has stuck with silver. McLaren noted that “it features an evolved color scheme that firmly contextualises McLaren’s brand in the 21st century.” No major new sponsors appear on the car. The MP4-30 features an elegant solution to F1's new nose regulations rather than the stubby 'thumb' interpretation seen on the latest Williams and Force India. The team claims the rear of the car is more tightly packaged, especially around the gearbox, although cooling remains one of the biggest challenges for all teams under the current engine regulations. Little is known about the new Honda power unit and it has only completed very limited mileage at a filming day and during a two-day post-season test in Abu Dhabi last year. However, team boss Ron Dennis is confident the Honda partnership will bring the team back to the front of the grid. "McLaren Technology Group is driven by the relentless pursuit of technological perfection, and, perhaps more than any other element of our portfolio, Formula One, which is the remit and responsibility of McLaren Racing, and now McLaren-Honda, most famously epitomises that," Dennis said. "McLaren-Honda is a partnership focused on performance, technology and innovation, and there's no better example of that than the results achieved in our first collaboration in the 1980s and 1990s. I was Team Principal all those years ago and, while I don't tend to like looking back to the past, our previous record of sustained success was certainly instrumental in creating the confidence to make the decision to partner with Honda again. Now, there's real hunger to demonstrate the capabilities of the huge talent pool we share between us, and I'm totally committed to driving progress and achieving further success. "Although our renewed alliance began again many months ago, the launch of the McLaren-Honda MP4-30 marks the start of a lengthy journey. We've come a long way already and, although there's a lot of work to do before we can expect to repeat the level of success we enjoyed together 25-or-so years ago, it's already clear that there's enormous synergy and potential in our partnership, and I'm positive that, together, we'll get to where we want to be: winning Grands Prix and eventually World Championships as McLaren-Honda." The car will test for the first time on Sunday, February 1 as the 2015 pre-season gets underway at Jerez. After a tricky two-day test in Abu Dhabi with Honda power at the end of last season, McLaren will be keen to get testing mileage under its belt. At a press conference this morning, FORMULA 1 ® GRAND PRIX OF MEXICO 2015 announced its participation this year in Zona MACO, with the project named "The Art of Speed". "Formula 1 means more than a competition...", said Francisco Velazquez, Formula 1's spokesperson, while adding that "The Art of Speed" will call together artists and gallerist to express their art on a helmet. Zona MACO is the contemporary art exhibition most important of Latin America. Every year, it assembles collectors, specialists and galleries from all the world. Based in Mexico City, this year Zona MACO will happen from February 4th to 8th.