What we learnt from McLaren's surprise livery reveal and season launch
The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Media Ltd
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🗓️ 16 January 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
McLaren sprung a surprise for fans on Tuesday with an unexpected reveal of its revised 2024 F1 car livery. So what better time for a catch-up on all things papaya, with Scott Mitchell-Malm and Ben Anderson joining Edd Straw for a wide-ranging chat. They explain why McLaren's decision to kick-start its 2024 preparations without showing a car could actually be a good thing, and, with Scott and Ben having recently spoken with Team Principal Andrea Stella and CEO Zak Brown, provide the latest on where the Woking team is placed heading into another season. Amongst the topics discussed are how McLaren's new technical recruits have settled in, why there's considerably more optimism around the team this year than there was 12 months ago, why Brown is so against Red Bull's ownership of two F1 teams, and the prospect of either Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri claiming a maiden victory in 2024.
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| 1:22.0 | The race is on, and McLaren has sprung a surprise and kicked off F1-20204's launch season early by revealing its not-so-new look, although we'll have to wait a bit longer for its new car. |
| 1:36.5 | But Andrea Steller has outlined some big ambitions for the team, so after that outstanding turnaround last season, can it kick, and how potent a force might it be? |
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| 1:50.2 | Well, Ben, welcome. |
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