The British outfit shared a short video on social media of its Mercedes-powered MCL36 Challenger being detonated for the first time at its Woking headquarters on Thursday.
McLaren follows Mercedes, Ferrari and Alpine in confirming a successful launch of their car for 2022.
The MCL36, driven by Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, will be unveiled in an online event on the evening of February 11th. McLaren’s car unveiling will be streamed and also shown live on Sky Sports F1.
Turn up the volume. The #MCL36 is fired up and ready to roar. pic.twitter.com/jEBn6FZISK
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) January 26, 2022
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McLaren’s newest F1 challenger will then make its official debut at the track during the three-day inaugural test at Barcelona, taking place from February 23-25.
This will be followed by a second three-day test in Bahrain, starting on March 10 before the season opener in Sakhir on March 20.
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McLaren clinched the only one-two of the 2021 season when it finished fourth in the constructors’ standings, one place behind rival Ferrari.
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown is confident the team can continue its recent upward trend as we head into the new era of F1 regulations.
“We enter the new Formula 1 season with the clear objective of building on the foundations of our recent advances,” he wrote in a recent column on McLaren’s official website.
“Over the past three years, McLaren has enjoyed its best form in more than a decade. In 2021 we finished fourth in the FIA Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship with 275 points, just 48.5 points behind third place and well ahead of fifth.
“But we are still at the beginning of our journey to return to the front. We remain ambitious and determined, but realistic.”
