McLaren has become the eighth team to launch their 2018 car, the MCL33, doing so via social media on Friday.
After a return to the historical racing colour of orange last year, that transition is now complete with the new machine featuring the papaya shade which adorned founder Bruce McLaren’s early racers and was used last year on Fernando Alonso’s IndyCar.
This season also marks what the Woking outfit will be a return to where they belong, fighting towards the front, after ditching engine partner Honda following three troubled years and teaming up with Renault for the first time ever.
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Enigmatic double world champion Alonso has stayed on to continue leading McLaren’s push for a first win since 2012 and the first championship in a decade, with certainly the prior of those goals one which could be in sight.
The Spaniard will also be combining his Formula 1 duties with the World Endurance Championship after signing a deal with Toyota, a venture will include a run at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne will continue for a second year and will look to build on a stronger latter half of his rookie season and show the potential which many know he has after a highly successful junior career.
