McLaren has unveiled the MCL60, the company’s challenger for the 2023 Formula 1 season. Its announcement marks a change from the previous one, as 60 indicates that 2023 is the 60th year since McLaren was founded through the eponymous Bruce McLaren before his untimely death in 1970.
McLaren may not have had the greatest luck in recent years, but the team is the luckiest F1 team of all time, second only to Ferrari. This year, the team hopes to build a pivotal 2022 with the youngest engine. The F1 line-up of strength for the season in the form of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, the latter entering as a rookie this season in which he replaces fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo.
The MCL60 will be powered by a Mercedes engine, an agreement that is expected to be in place for years to come.
The 2023 livery retains old McLaren elements, such as papaya orange, which has been the company’s signature colour from the beginning. However, the blue highlights are also reminiscent of the history of the logo as a colour that was noticed on McLaren racers in the 1960s. The livery is ambitious and eye-catching and the kind of thing we’d like to see replicated through MSO in a McLaren Artura.
McLaren CEO Zak Brown is looking forward to a solid season with the young driving force duo. it’s incredibly exciting when Lando, a smart, self-confident driving force with pace, joins one of motorsport’s biggest emerging talents with Oscar.
2022 was not the most productive season for McLaren, as the replenishment in aerodynamic regulations did not play in its favour, as the papaya drivers moved from third to fifth in the constructors’ standings. But the team is eager to bounce back strongly by 2023 with leadership. of a new team principal at Andrea Stella. Stella takes over after Andreas Seidl leaves for Sauber (Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake).
“Under the leadership of Andrea Stella, who took over as team principal in December 2022, we have a perfect team to lead the 2023 season and can look to the future to see our young driving force duo continue to expand their partnership in the upcoming campaign. “- said Brun.