McLaren have become the first Formula 1 team to unveil their 2025 car during a shakedown at Silverstone on Thursday, Afrosport reports.
The MCL39 made its on-track debut at the British Grand Prix venue, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri sharing driving duties as McLaren conducted a promotional filming day.
McLaren’s new car was seen sporting a geometric camo colour scheme which was enforced ahead of the F1 season launch event O2 Arena in London next week.
“Today is a big milestone in our journey in the fight for the 2025 title,” CEO Zak Brown said. “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
All 10 teams will present their official colour schemes for the new season at the combined season launch.
McLaren will enter the 2025 looking to defend the constructors’ championship which they clinched for the first time in 26 years last term.
