Current McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will race on the legendary streets of Monaco with a brand new livery. The McLaren F1 team today announced the reveal of the ‘Triple Crown Livery’ as part of the teams 60th anniversary.
The new livery incorporates the teams three victories at the most prestigious races in motorsport: the 1974 Indy 500 won by Johnny Rutherford, 1984 Monaco Grand Prix won by Alain Prost and the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans won by JJ Lehto, Masanori Sekiya and Yannick Dalmas.
The rear of the car will feature the papaya colour from the Mclaren M16C/D, a testimony to the teams maiden Indy 500 victory. The middle of the MCL60 will be ice white, representing Alain Prost’s 1984 Monaco victory. Meanwhile, the all black front wing will commemorate McLaren’s victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans at their first attempt.
On the team’s official website, McLaren Racing CEO, Zak Brown, gave his thoughts on the livery: “Having achieved the greatest accomplishment in motorsport by completing the Triple Crown.
“We are proud to celebrate the rich history of McLaren Racing with a special livery at the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix.”
Current driver, Lando Norris echoed Zak Brown’s words of pride: “It’s a privilege to be involved in McLaren Racing’s 60th anniversary celebrations and to combine three iconic race winning McLaren liveries into one for the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix is going to be a special moment for the whole team.”
Oscar Piastri concluded by saying: “The Triple Crown livery looks incredible, and I can’t imagine a better way to experience my first Monaco Grand Prix as a Formula 1 Driver with McLaren Racing.
“I will feel incredibly proud lining up on the grid in the MCL60, carrying the same colours as the three Triple Crown winning race cars.
The team have also announced that it will continue to run the ‘Triple Crown Livery’ for the Spanish Grand Prix on the 2nd to the 4th of June, which concludes the upcoming double-header.
