2026 McLaren Mastercard F1 Team

[SilviuAgo]

Minor livery tweak for Monza and Madrid

MCL40's fresh look - https://mclaren.sh ... 236f7a5898

Finally this livery start to look as should have been from Australia. Way better position and size for Mastercard (although McLarenMor has some point here ), OKX bigger, drivers numbers on shark fin.

[SilviuAgo]

Mclaren confirm H-wing for Monza:

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mcla ... /10851399/

There are also some aerodynamic and low drag upgrades as well. Also more upgrades to come in the future

What does H stand for? Hurl-a-whirl?

https://imgur.com/gallery/hurl-whirl-iHW4t

Is from Etihad name

[Macklaren]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HRJaRMaX0AA ... =4096x4096

Just noticed the ALL WIN spelling. That's a cheeky way to get around a lottery/gambling advertising ban in Italy, I assume? Or someone at McLaren used bad AI to mock up this livery lol

[CjC]

Mclaren confirm H-wing for Monza:

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mcla ... /10851399/

There are also some aerodynamic and low drag upgrades as well. Also more upgrades to come in the future

What does H stand for? Hurl-a-whirl?

https://imgur.com/gallery/hurl-whirl-iHW4t

Eti-H-ad. Its where the mechanism connects to the wing.

Same as the F duct was next to Voda-f-one back in the day

[Ground Effect]

Really looking forward to Monza, also as someone who doesn't get involved with colour discourse due to issues identifying/remembering colours, do folks think this is any different or better than the usual livery?

[Macklaren]

Really looking forward to Monza, also as someone who doesn't get involved with colour discourse due to issues identifying/remembering colours, do folks think this is any different or better than the usual livery?

It is slightly more exciting and dynamic than the standard livery -- yet noticeable and better in every way*

(*except, as has been pointed out, the baffling non-center Mastercard logo)

[FittingMechanics]

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/why- ... /10849795/

Stella wants all those questions answered before talking about a title fight.

"So I think if we can confirm our improvements in Monza, then I would say that the answer to your question is yes, then we can look with some optimism at the remainder of the season.

"But first of all, we need to go to Monza and see that our car can express a good performance in the long straights."

[Avocado]

(*except, as has been pointed out, the baffling non-center Mastercard logo)

There is now room for a new sponsor.

[SilviuAgo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HRJaRMaX0AA ... =4096x4096

Just noticed the ALL WIN spelling. That's a cheeky way to get around a lottery/gambling advertising ban in Italy, I assume? Or someone at McLaren used bad AI to mock up this livery lol

this is the name of the sponsor, so no trick here

https://www.mclaren.com/racing/partners/allwyn/

[Macklaren]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HRJaRMaX0AA ... =4096x4096

Just noticed the ALL WIN spelling. That's a cheeky way to get around a lottery/gambling advertising ban in Italy, I assume? Or someone at McLaren used bad AI to mock up this livery lol

this is the name of the sponsor, so no trick here

https://www.mclaren.com/racing/partners/allwyn/

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/imag ... C8S0U&s=10

LOL not sure how the image in SilviuAgo's post changed but the original Mclaren image shows ALL WIN with a space and an I

[SilviuAgo]

Just noticed the ALL WIN spelling. That's a cheeky way to get around a lottery/gambling advertising ban in Italy, I assume? Or someone at McLaren used bad AI to mock up this livery lol

this is the name of the sponsor, so no trick here

https://www.mclaren.com/racing/partners/allwyn/

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/imag ... C8S0U&s=10

LOL not sure how the image in SilviuAgo's post changed but the original Mclaren image shows ALL WIN with a space and an I

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HRJaRMaX0AA ... =4096x4096

you are right, in this image someone from McLaren put the wrong letter ))))
And a little bit off topic, nice move from Lando. Is a brilliant decision to have his own team in junior categories . Future is secured!



the leadership team of LN4 Fusion:

[Ground Effect]

Top lad, Lando! Good to see he's walking the talk and giving back to the sport in his own way.

[WardenOfTheNorth]

How many PU has Lando used so far this season? Will he have to take a penalty if he wants to get the upgraded ADUO PU once Merc introduce it?

[CjC]

How many PU has Lando used so far this season? Will he have to take a penalty if he wants to get the upgraded ADUO PU once Merc introduce it?

3 so far so I believe he won’t.

Search- the awesome contributor that they are, has provided us with a full list of parts in the Italian GP race thread.

It will be a massive test of Mercs integrity if Lando is within striking distance of the WDC and they allow McLaren to use an ADUO upgraded PU penalty free but their own drivers have to take a grid penalty to use the same said PU.

However McLaren may wish to introduce a new PU this weekend thus making my integrity question irrelevant

[mwillems]

I deed, whst I'm saying is that tbe strategy wouldn't have been viable further up the field.

strategy is strategy. The potential of the car and driver is what we should focus on. Other cars on the same strategy as Lando would have been slower, in my opinion.

I don't agree, but we'll soon see how the car fares at Monza.