McLaren to present its new single-seater on February 24
McLaren is the fifth team to reveal the date for the presentation of its new single-seater for the 2017 Formula 1 season. It will be on February 24, the same day as Ferrari.
The calendar for new car launches is gradually filling up. It’s now McLaren’s turn, the team based in Woking, to announce their chosen date, which is February 24.
The men of the legendary British team will hope to make another leap forward in the hierarchy to once again play leading roles. For this, the team will rely on a quality chassis and a completely revamped Honda engine to bridge the gap with the powerful benchmark engine, that of Mercedes. It will also be a new era starting in Woking as Ron Dennis will no longer be part of the team after many years of service.
It’s via Twitter that McLaren announced its presentation:
The clock is ticking… and the countdown to our /f1/actualite/21659-renault-revelera-sa-monoplace-le-21-fevrier-.html car launch on Friday February 24th begins. pic.twitter.com/5qNSqfVLtw
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) 16 janvier /f1/actualite/21659-renault-revelera-sa-monoplace-le-21-fevrier-.html
On the drivers’ side, Fernando Alonso will still be present in the team but will team up with Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne, who will start his first full season in Formula 1 after a race in Bahrain /f1/actualite/21638-ferrari-annonce-la-date-de-presentation-de-sa-monoplace-/f1/actualite/21659-renault-revelera-sa-monoplace-le-21-fevrier-.html.html, replacing the injured Spaniard. He then managed to secure the point for the tenth place.
This launch will therefore take place on the same day as Ferrari, which will unveil its car in Fiorano. On February 24th. Likewise, Renault will present its car on February 21st, Force India on the 22nd, and Mercedes on the 23rd at Silverstone.
