Today, McLaren's new MCL39 car was seen on track for the first time at Silverstone, featuring a camo design. The livery mixes McLaren’s familiar papaya and black colours, giving a sneak peek of the team’s new look before the full livery is revealed at the F1 75 event next week.

Obviously, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were the first to drive the MCL39, testing it at the famous British Grand Prix circuit. Both drivers took turns driving the new car, keen to see how it compares to last year's MCL38.

Last year’s challenger had a great season. With the upgrades introduced at the Miami Grand Prix, it soon proved to be the fastest car on the grid and ultimately secured McLaren’s first Constructors’ Championship trophy since 1998.

Norris even became a contender for the Drivers’ title; however, in the end, it was once again Max Verstappen who came out on top. Now, the Briton is back for his seventh year with the team and will try to win the time.

His teammate, Piastri, who claimed his maiden victory last year, is entering his third season with McLaren , keeping the team’s driver lineup unchanged for another year.

Zak Brown, the CEO of McLaren, said: “Today is a big milestone in our journey in the fight for the 2025 title. 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.”

Team principal, Andrea Stella, added: “We are excited to see the MCL39 hit the track for the first time at Silverstone Circuit today. Whilst we finished last year as Champions, 2024 highlighted how highly competitive the grid is, which is something that will carry through to this year’s Championship. We therefore must keep focused to compete at the front in this tight field. It’s going to be an exciting but incredibly challenging year ahead.

“The team have worked extremely hard to prepare as best as possible for the start of the season. We learned a lot from our battles last year, so we take this and use it to push our goal for the year.

“My thanks go to the entire team for their work to get the car ready for today, as well as our colleagues at Mercedes HPP for their continued collaboration. We now focus on the work ahead to ensure we maximise our time in testing before the first competitive session in Australia.”