McLaren signs a multi-year contract with Google
On the eve of the tests for the first Grand Prix of the 2022 season, McLaren announced the signing of a partnership with the American giant Google.
Formula 1 teams are doing their utmost to find major sponsors in order to compete in the world championship. McLaren Racing’s boss, Zak Brown, is particularly skilled at securing these types of contracts. The latest one secured by the American is colossal. The team he leads has just signed a partnership agreement with the American IT giant, Google.
We are delighted and very proud to welcome Google into the McLaren Racing family. Google is a global leader in technology and has been a revolutionary innovator in connecting people worldwide. By integrating platforms like Android and Chrome into our operations, our team will be better supported to focus on performance. We are excited to start this exciting partnership that extends to Formula 1 and Extreme E, “Brown said in a statement from his team.
Nicholas Drake, the marketing director of Google, adds: McLaren Racing represents the best in terms of performance, inclusivity, and sustainability on the racetrack, and these are values that we share at Google. We bring more innovations to our platforms, Android and Chrome, and seamlessly connect them to other Google services to optimize McLaren’s performance on race days.
Google will have a significant presence on the McLaren liveries this season. The Android logo will be displayed on a black background on the engine cover of the MCL36, while the wheel rims will be painted in the colors of the Google logo.
