McLaren break cover on MCL39 in filming day
13th February 2025McLaren have unveiled their 2025 Formula 1 car as part of a promotional filming day, ahead of the inaugural F1 launch next Tuesday.
Feature image credit: McLaren Racing
The MCL39, which will go into the 2025 season as the defending champions car, has broken its covers at the Silverstone Circuit as the team drove the car under a promotional filming day.
In the promotional filming day, McLaren’s drivers; Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, shared driving duties in the cars first outing on track.
Whilst the new livery is under wraps the team’s new car was out with a ‘striking’ geometric camo design with shades of their iconic papaya and black.
After driving the new car on track for the first time, Norris said:
“It’s exciting to hop in the MCL39 for the first time and see what it can do on track, ahead of pre-season testing in Bahrain. The camo livery is a fun one and it’s great to be able to showcase something different ahead of our full livery reveal at the official F1 75 launch.
“Thank you to the entire team for their work in getting us to this point. This year will be more competitive than ever, so we’ve got a lot to do to be able to retain our Constructor’s title and go for the Drivers’ as well.”
McLaren enjoyed championship success for the first time in the 21st century, adding a ninth world championship to their history in 2024, pipping Ferrari to the title fight in Abu Dhabi.
The team will reveal their 2025 livery for the upcoming season on February 18 of which it will feature big brands who are currently in partnership with the defending champions.
“Today is a big milestone in our journey in the fight for the 2025 title,” commented McLaren Racing CEO, Zak Brown. “It’s great to get our Championship challenger, the MCL39, on track for the first time and to launch the culmination of the team’s hard work.
“We must be realistic that every team will have made progress over the winter. Last year highlighted just how much the grid has closed up, which is a brilliant thing for the sport. We believe we have made further steps forward since the Championship-winning MCL38 but we won’t know where we sit in the standings until we get into Qualifying in Australia.
“We’re a team that never stops racing and we’ll be giving it our all to bring both Championships back to Woking.”
Is that the MCL39 we see? 🕵️👀 pic.twitter.com/b10Fblf8VF
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) February 13, 2025
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