McLaren unveils heritage livery for British GP with Google

McLaren will race at its home British Grand Prix this weekend in a special one-off livery that pays direct tribute to the team’s origins in Formula 1. The design, unveiled ahead of the event at Silverstone, swaps the team’s modern papaya orange for a predominantly white car with a central green stripe, a recreation of the color scheme used on the McLaren M2B for the team’s debut as a constructor at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix.

The livery is part of a broader celebration of McLaren’s heritage, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of its first season and following recent commemorations for its 1,000th grand prix earlier this year. As part of those Monaco festivities, double world champion Mika Hakkinen drove the original M2B in a demonstration run on the storied street circuit.

Team officials framed the retro design as a symbolic bridge between past and future. Louise McEwen, Chief Marketing Officer at McLaren Racing, stated that the livery celebrates where the team began and everything built since. She described the M2B as representing a journey defined by relentless innovation and a belief in possibility, a spirit the new design aims to bring to life.