McLaren Reveals 2018 MCL33 Formula 1 Car
The MCL33 is set for the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, & marks the first time in McLaren’s history that it has run a car powered by Renault engines.
The car will race in a new livery that draws its inspiration from the team’s iconic papaya orange & blue color scheme that McLaren first raced in Formula 1 50 years ago. The MCL33 will be driven by Spain’s Fernando Alonso, the F1 double world champion entering his fourth consecutive season with McLaren, and his team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne of Belgium, who is starting his 2nd season in F1.
The engineering philosophy of the MCL33 follows the roots established by its predecessor, with data accumulated from the 2017 season feeding a range of improvements. Much of the work on the MCL33 has been in optimizing the new Renault engine, and the incorporation of the new halo device.
The MCL33 will begin eight days of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya next Monday.
