McLaren F1 has announced that the 2023 F1 car ‘MCL37’ will be unveiled on 13 February.
After Aston Martin, AlphaTauri, Ferrari and the Alpine F1 team, McLaren is the fifth team to confirm the 2023 F1 car announcement date.
McLaren announced the 2023 ‘MCL37’ F1 car on February 13. This will be the same day as Aston Martin’s AMR23 announcement date.
The unveiling of the McLaren MCL37 will be the first official event of McLaren’s new driver line-up for 2023, with 2021 Formula 2 champion Oscar Piastri joining as team-mate Lando Norris.
Oscar Piastri, who was at the center of the contract dispute story over the summer, got his first taste of McLaren’s F1 car late last year after being released from his contract with the Alpine F1 team. I’ve been at the center of the contract narrative over the summer.
Teammate Lando Norris, in his fifth season, finished seventh in the 2022 season. Norris was the only driver other than Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes to finish on the podium all season.
But McLaren were not good enough to finish the season as the best midfield team, dropping to fifth place in the Constructors’ Championship behind Alpine F1 Team.
McLaren will also enter the 2023 season with a new team principal following Andreas Seidl in December.
Andreas Seidl joins the Sauber Group and becomes CEO of the Sauber Group following Frédéric Vasseur’s move to Ferrari.
Andreas Seidl has been replaced by former McLaren racing director Andrea Stella, who will take over as t-team principal ahead of the 2023 season.
