By Angel Chan
UK: The 2017 McLaren-Honda Formula 1 racing car was unveiled yesterday, when fans caught their first glimpse of the MCL32’s new Tarocco Orange livery – a color developed by AkzoNobel in conjunction with McLaren-Honda.
The 2017 season starts in Melbourne, Australia, on March 26.
The 2017 MCL32 will be driven by Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne.
The new Tarocco Orange color provides a striking contrast to matt black and gloss white finish when the new car was launched at the McLaren Thought Leadership Centre, in Woking, UK.
“Our color and coatings expertise shows up in many unexpected places, even in Formula 1,” said Peter Tomlinson, Managing Director of AkzoNobel’s Vehicle Refinishes business. “We share a passion with McLaren for creating efficient, high performance technology. McLaren-Honda Formula 1 team is known for their iconic livery and the new color will add a new chapter to this, which we are proud to be part of.”
The two companies have been working closely together since 2008.
Added Jonathan Neale, COO of McLaren Technology Group: “We’ve made significant progress in reducing the average curing time of bodywork parts by more than half, and lowering the paint shop’s carbon footprint by up to 80 per cent.”