2026 McLaren Mastercard F1 Team

[Darth-Piekus]

Unless Mclaren is a military organization I don't see why that would be the case.

[michl420]

I'd like to raise another question. It was previously stated that teams should switch to a single supplier for six-speed forward gearboxes. But when I saw a small preview from Audi, it mentioned an in-house developed eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. So, does that mean F1 will continue to have eight gears?

I don't understand how this topic passed me by. Or maybe it was so long ago that I simply forgot about it.

The gearbox regulation for 26 is more or less the same as in 25. The six-speed gearbox was disscused at the beginning of the regulation change mainly for weight reduction.

[TeamKoolGreen]

The factory Mercedes engine isn't the only problem McLaren will have. Mercedes was terrible at the venturi floor while McLaren mastered it. Now , Toto managed to get the flat floors back and Mercedes knows them.

Red Bull and McLaren have nobody to blame but themselves for the loss of something that they mastered.

[LionsHeart]

I'd like to raise another question. It was previously stated that teams should switch to a single supplier for six-speed forward gearboxes. But when I saw a small preview from Audi, it mentioned an in-house developed eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. So, does that mean F1 will continue to have eight gears?

I don't understand how this topic passed me by. Or maybe it was so long ago that I simply forgot about it.

Out of curiosity. Might if I ask what position do you have inside Mclaren?

None. I live in Russia, after all.

[LionsHeart]

I'd like to raise another question. It was previously stated that teams should switch to a single supplier for six-speed forward gearboxes. But when I saw a small preview from Audi, it mentioned an in-house developed eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. So, does that mean F1 will continue to have eight gears?

I don't understand how this topic passed me by. Or maybe it was so long ago that I simply forgot about it.

The gearbox regulation for 26 is more or less the same as in 25. The six-speed gearbox was disscused at the beginning of the regulation change mainly for weight reduction.

Thank you. In this case, the teams' identities are preserved, since there is still another place where the team manufactures the component themselves.

[MrGapes]

have not heard much from the team this off season, has there been any articles I have missed?

[mwillems]

They've kept largely quiet. Zak wrote something about last season which will likely trigger the usual back and forth.

https://www.mclaren.com/racing/latest-n ... zak-brown/

[Slahinki]

I see Red Bull have dropped the matte livery, hopefully McLaren does as well. Matte liveries have become overused, and have always been rather dull and ugly IMO.

[Nicktendo86]

The car had its first start up yesterday

https://x.com/wearetherace/status/20125 ... 9iyhp-jHmg

[Emag]

McLaren is not planning to launch its car until an event that takes place in Bahrain on February 9 – which is just two days before the first open test begins in Bahrain.
In the meantime, McLaren is set to run in the private test that takes place at Barcelona between January 26 and 30. Teams are allowed to run for three of the five days of action.

I suppose no planned shakedown before Barcelona then?
They've been awfully quiet this time around. No "teasers" and seemingly no fireup video either. One can wonder if they're a bit tight on schedules ...

[AR3-GP]

McLaren is not planning to launch its car until an event that takes place in Bahrain on February 9 – which is just two days before the first open test begins in Bahrain.
In the meantime, McLaren is set to run in the private test that takes place at Barcelona between January 26 and 30. Teams are allowed to run for three of the five days of action.

I suppose no planned shakedown before Barcelona then?
They've been awfully quiet this time around. No "teasers" and seemingly no fireup video either. One can wonder if they're a bit tight on schedules ...

Our Silverstone villager ( ) said that 4 teams had shakedowns booked in Silverstone. If plans have not changed, then it would be Mclaren, Mercedes, and Williams in the next 2-3 days.

[Emag]

McLaren is not planning to launch its car until an event that takes place in Bahrain on February 9 – which is just two days before the first open test begins in Bahrain.
In the meantime, McLaren is set to run in the private test that takes place at Barcelona between January 26 and 30. Teams are allowed to run for three of the five days of action.

I suppose no planned shakedown before Barcelona then?
They've been awfully quiet this time around. No "teasers" and seemingly no fireup video either. One can wonder if they're a bit tight on schedules ...

Our Silverstone villager ( ) said that 4 teams had shakedowns booked in Silverstone. If plans have not changed, then it would be Mclaren, Mercedes, and Williams in the next 2-3 days.

https://i.postimg.cc/4NsnJzBX/image.png

Interesting. Won't poke for the source since it might be private/sensitive, but since you have rather specific information available, I will take your word for it.
Last year McLaren had the Sky crew with them for the shakedown. Its probably going to be a lot more private this year. Hopefully someone with a nice camera can snatch some high quality big foot shots

[bauc]

McLaren is not planning to launch its car until an event that takes place in Bahrain on February 9 – which is just two days before the first open test begins in Bahrain.
In the meantime, McLaren is set to run in the private test that takes place at Barcelona between January 26 and 30. Teams are allowed to run for three of the five days of action.

I suppose no planned shakedown before Barcelona then?
They've been awfully quiet this time around. No "teasers" and seemingly no fireup video either. One can wonder if they're a bit tight on schedules ...

Also Mikka style Woking celebration for Norris's championship was cancelled as the team is now in ''push mode''

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdexldx9y40o

[the EDGE]

The February 9th launch is actually billed as a livery launch on the website

The optimist in me is hopping that’s because we’ll get to see the car, or at least the early testing version of it, in a testing livery, around the 26th

It’s not the fans they’re ultimately keeping the car a secret from, it’s the other teams, and they’re all goons see it then, regardless. They may even release the ‘filming day’ footage real soon

[haza]

Been a very quiet off season for McLaren was the last to announce a launch date no fire up videos apart from an outside confirmation no news or teasers nothing really coming from there social accounts either the team is quietly confident or potentially in a rush however id doubt that considering how early they switched to the 26 car rumours say 3 more teams are booked in for filming days at silverstone hoping mclarens one of them an we can get some shots of the car