Mclaren reveals 2017 F1 challenger
Mclaren has taken the wraps off the 2017 F12 challenger. The car named MCL32 comes with orange livery. The MCL32 is the first McLaren F1 car since 1980 to not include the “MP4” prefix in its name.
McLaren is kicking off a new era after the departure of its long-time boss Ron Dennis, with executive director Zak Brown having taken over at the helm of the British squad.
After weeks of speculation, today’s launch confirmed McLaren will run with an orange branding this season “It is awesome,” said Brown. “It is a special day for all of us, first time in a car launch. I think it is a beautiful piece of art and I cannot wait to see Fernando and Stoffel go around the track.
“It was a collective group – we went through a variety of designs and ultimately it was in response to the fans, we have had such outreach from fans ‘we want to have orange’.”
He added: “I am a McLaren fan – we are going to get there. This team is highly frustrated that we are not winning races. “We have a new package – it takes a bit of time. 2015 was a very difficult year, 2016 wasn’t a great year by McLaren standards but it is forward progress – and that is what we want to see in 2017 – forward progress. ”
The Woking-based outfit had run an orange livery during pre-season testing in 1997, 1998 and 2006, although a full orange livery had only been raced in F1 from 1968 to 1971.
