McLaren have revealed the first images of its new contender for the 2024 Formula 1 season.
Having already presented its livery for the upcoming world championship last month, McLaren has now shown off its new MCL38 design, which is a clear evolution of its predecessor, the MCL60.
McLaren finished fourth in the world championship last year. However the rate of progress it made with its development programme last year has given them cause to believe it can start the new season in contention with the likes of Ferrari, Mercedes and even Red Bull.
“Going into this year, we look to build on the momentum of last season but are realistic in the knowledge that every team will have made progress and found competitiveness for their 2024 cars,” said team principal Andrea Stella.
Following Stella’s appointment at the beginning of last season McLaren has made further notable additions to its technical division. Rob Marshall joined the team from Red Bull at the beginning of the year as its technical director for engineering and design along with David Sanchez, formerly of Ferrari, as technical director for car concept and performance.
“We now have everything in place from an infrastructure, people and culture perspective so we continue to push forward and build on the work done to get us back to the front of the grid,” Stella continued.
The first images presented today reveal few details of the car’s design. “There are a number of innovations on the car, but not all the areas we want to address have been completed for our launch-spec car,” said Stella. “Those areas now become the focus of our in-season development, which is already in progress.”
The MCL38 is due to run for the first time later today. McLaren has retained its driver line-up of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, both of which have extended their contracts within the past few months.
Pictures: 2024 McLaren MCL38
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