The McLaren System 1 workforce will unveil its 2026 livery on Monday 9 February.
The Woking outfit will host an occasion in Bahrain, two days earlier than pre-season testing takes place at Bahrain Worldwide Circuit from 11-13 February, and once more 18-20 February.
Right here is all the things you have to know to observe the McLaren F1 launch.
When is the McLaren 2026 F1 launch occasion?
Monday 9 February 2026
Native time: 18:00 (Bahrain)
GMT: 15:00
CET: 16:00
PST: 07:00
EST: 10:00
JST: 00:00 (Tuesday 10 February)
CST (China): 23:00
The way to watch the McLaren 2026 F1 launch occasion
Followers will be capable to watch the McLaren 2026 F1 launch occasion stay on the workforce’s official YouTube channel, or under.
Who will probably be on the McLaren 2026 F1 launch occasion?
Drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will probably be joined by McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown and workforce principal Andrea Stella on the launch occasion in Bahrain.
McLaren Barcelona shakedown
McLaren, together with the entire different groups bar Williams, took half in personal testing in Barcelona from 26-30 January. Here’s what Norris and Piastri needed to say after the third and remaining day of the shakedown.
Lando Norris
“At this time was a invaluable day of studying, and it felt nice to be again within the automotive. I’m grateful to all the workforce for his or her exhausting work and help. It’s a pleasure to drive one other McLaren this yr, and operating the No.1 for the primary time was a particular second for all of us all through the Shakedown.
“We’ve recognized alternatives and areas to enhance, and we’re excited to see what we are able to do again in Woking as we put together for Bahrain. We now have loads of extra issues to be taught this week within the simulator, alongside our Simulator and Improvement Drivers, and I am wanting ahead to attending to work on these. These automobiles positively require a brand new mind-set and driving and the extra time spent engaged on these, the higher ready we will probably be for the beginning of the season.
“Due to everyone concerned for making it a powerful day of operating to wrap up the week. Time now for a couple of days off earlier than getting proper again into it in the beginning of subsequent week, earlier than we get again within the automotive in Bahrain. I can’t wait to get going once more subsequent time.”
Lando Norris, McLaren, Oscar Piastri, McLaren
Picture by: Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / Getty Photographs
Oscar Piastri
“At this time was a a lot smoother day than our first two. It was good to get a strong variety of laps on the board and settle right into a rhythm. I’m beginning to really feel what the automotive is admittedly like, and we’ve already tried quite a lot of configurations and settings to know the way it behaves for a race weekend. General, the precedence this week has been clear: perceive the automotive and enhance it.
“There’s nonetheless a lot to be taught, particularly on the facility unit aspect. Along with HPP, we’re working to deepen our understanding to extract probably the most efficiency. The suggestions from each me and Lando is proving invaluable. We’ve additionally recognized some variations from final yr throughout the chassis with the automotive carrying extra downforce, so getting used to that stability has been a key focus.
“Waiting for Bahrain, we really feel effectively ready. There haven’t been many main surprises in how I must drive and guaranteeing all the things works as anticipated stays the largest focus. We’ll assessment what matched our expectations, what didn’t, and something attention-grabbing we’ve uncovered to this point.
“General, it’s been a profitable step in the proper route to begin the yr off, so because of the entire workforce for working exhausting to arrange the automotive and make it occur.”
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