US EditionMcLaren Reveal 2026 Livery at Bahrain Launch Event
McLaren’s 2026 race car features a papaya-orange and black design inspired by its earliest F1 cars, aiming to defend its 2025 constructors' and drivers' titles.
- At a Bahrain launch event, McLaren showed its 2026 livery on Monday ahead of preseason testing this week.
- After claiming 2025's two titles, McLaren faces new 2026 chassis and power unit regulations as Lando Norris stays and Oscar Piastri joins, making defence uncertain, Zak Brown said.
- Design-Wise, the new livery sticks with papaya orange and black but leans more heavily on papaya orange, McLaren Racing said, after running an all-black interim livery in Spain last month.
- Two weeks of Bahrain running should clarify the pecking order, with early sessions suggesting the top four teams look competitive, though team and driver comments caution against early predictions.
- The season opens in Australia on March 8, compressing the timeline after Bahrain testing, while McLaren Racing warns it is premature to draw conclusions beyond initial testing days.
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Last year's Formula 1 constructors' champion McLaren presented the design of the racing car that will be driven by current champion Lando Norris and last season's third driver Oscar Piastra in an online event broadcast from Bahrain.
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The reveal took place at a launch event in Bahrain, where two three-day pre-season tests will take place - the first later this week - ahead of March’s season opener in Melbourne
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