McLaren unveiled its 2026 Method 1 livery in an occasion on Monday 9 February. Whereas the Woking outfit was the penultimate crew to unveil its 2026 design, many followers have argued that the built-up hype outweighed the livery, which has modified little or no from 2025.
The Zak Brown-led crew has opted to proceed with the placing papaya-coloured design, black accents and diagonal black stripes cladding the sidepods.
“Spoiler alert: it is the identical. As Zak put it throughout launch: We do not wish to change what’s been profitable, and papaya appears to be like wonderful,” one fan commented on Reddit, whereas one other added: “So mainly McLaren will put the identical livery out each season till they begin making sh**bins once more.”
One other fan posted: “Mainly the identical. Ehhh. Guess it’s OK, however I used to be genuinely excited for one thing a bit completely different,” and another person wrote: “MCL needs to model themselves like Ferrari, so it could be extra of the identical livery for the upcoming years. The papaya colors might be extra of their signature mark now.”
McLaren MCL40 livery
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“The black stripe is quite a bit narrower I feel, aside from that it is the identical,” one wrote, and one other extra optimistic fan posted: “Perhaps it is a scorching take, however I actually just like the papaya liveries, and I do not assume they should make radical modifications to it.”
McLaren Racing CEO Brown defined the choice to make minimal modifications. “That is intentional,” he mentioned through the launch occasion. “We do not wish to change what’s been profitable. And the papaya appears to be like wonderful. Our companions are superior. This Mastercard period, Gemini with Google, and OKX… I imply, the checklist goes on of simply unbelievable corporations which can be supporting us.
“Automobiles are somewhat bit smaller. Once you hear it, it sounds good. The HPP Mercedes engine is wonderful. So, I am wanting ahead to getting racing.”
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