Is this the new look McLaren-Honda?

McLaren Honda kick off their second partnership in Formula 1 with the first test in Jerez starting on 1 February, ahead of the new season there is much speculation surrounding the new livery that the team will use on the all new MP4-30.

A CAD rendering of what the car may look like has appeared on the internet, supposedly depicting the new livery which is predominantly white and red with black trimmings.

No title sponsor appears on the car, although Mobil, SAP, Honda and McLaren do feature prominently in the rendering.

However the image, if genuine, clearly pre-dates the recent announcement that the team has entered into a partnership with CNN.

The Woking based team announced earlier in the week that they had concluded a deal with the global TV news broadcaster and announced that "for the 2015 season, the partnership sees CNN’s branding appear on the front-wing endplates of the new McLaren-Honda MP4-30 Formula 1 car."

The Honda link-up with McLaren, the second most successful team in the sport after Ferrari in terms of race wins and drivers’ titles, revives one of the greatest Formula 1 team-manufacturer partnerships.

Although Honda had little success with their own teams, they nevertheless powered McLaren to multiple championships with triple champion Ayrton Senna and four times champion Alain Prost between 1988 and 1992.

The partnership in 1988 was the most dominant in Formula 1 history, with Senna and Prost winning 15 of the 16 races.

The new McLaren-Honda MP4-30 will be officially unveiled during an online launch on 29 January.