McLaren introduces the new MCL60

McLaren Racing celebrated its 60th anniversary in style by unveiling its new driver line-up for the upcoming 2023 Formula 1 Championship.

The team presented Lando Norris and rookie driver Oscar Piastri to the world’s media at its Woking headquarters ahead of the start of the season.

Norris, a 23-year-old British driver, enters his fifth season with McLaren after securing his sixth career F1 podium finish at the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

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Piastri, a 21-year-old driver from Melbourne, Australia, joins the team as the reigning 2021 FIA Formula 2 champion, having won consecutive FIA Formula 3 and FIA Formula 2 championships in 2020 and 2021 respectively.

The 2023 McLaren Formula 1 car will be named the MCL60 to commemorate the team’s milestone year and will feature a striking papaya orange and blue livery, the same colours carried by the team in the 1960s.

The MCL60 has been designed by Technical Director James Key and produced by the team in Woking, led by Operations Director Piers Thynne.

The car will be powered by the Mercedes-AMG F1 M14 E Performance engine and will be given its official on-track debut by Norris and Piastri at the pre-season test in Bahrain on February 23.

Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, expressed his excitement for the upcoming season: “We are delighted to launch our 2023 Formula 1 team with Lando and Oscar at the wheel as we celebrate 60 years of McLaren Racing.

This year’s driver line-up is extremely exciting. Under the guidance of Andrea Stella, who moved into the position of Team Principal in December 2022, we have an excellent team to spearhead the 2023 season.

Being one of the oldest teams on the Formula 1 grid and marking our 60th year anniversary as a racing team is an excellent achievement.”