The McLaren MCL60,[1] originally known as the MCL37,[2] is a Formula One car designed and constructed by McLaren under the direction of James Key to compete in the 2023 Formula One World Championship.
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were under contract to race for the team, Norris for his fifth season and Piastri in his rookie year.[3] The car was unveiled at the McLaren Technology Centre on 13 February 2023.[4]
Background[]
Development context[]
- Further information: 2023 Formula One Season § Technical regulations
A new generation of technical regulations began in the 2022 season. The MCL36, the MCL60's immediate predecessor, appeared competitive during its first testing appearance yet proved to have a significant issue with brake overheating.[5] These issues limited its performance capabilities in the early stages of the season and delayed much of the car's development.[6] Team principal Andreas Seidl stated in September 2022 that only part of the MCL36's concept would be continued in its successor.[6] Technical director James Key said the team hoped the MCL37 would require less in-season development compared to the MCL36.[7] In November 2022, Seidl stated he believed the team's struggles with the MCL36 would have an impact on the MCL37, namely that the lack of testing for the MCL36 and the time required to address its brake issues had delayed the start of development for the MCL37.[8] Seidl, who was originally set to leave the team at the end of 2025 for the incoming Audi project, departed in mid December 2022 to replace the sudden vacancy at Sauber caused by the exit of chief executive officer Frédéric Vasseur.[9] Seidl was immediately replaced by Andrea Stella, who had been McLaren's executive director of racing.[10]
Complete Formula One Results[]
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| MCL60 |  Norris
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17th | 17th | 6th | 9th | 17th | C | 9th | 17th | 13th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 7th | 7th | 8th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | Ret | 5th | 302 | 4th |
 Piastri
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Ret | 15th | 8th | 11th | 19th | C | 10th | 13th | 11th | 16th | 4th | 5th | Ret | 9th | 12th | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | Ret | 8th | 14th | 10th | 6th | |||
| Key | |||||
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
References[]
- ↑ "What's in a name?". McLaren Racing Ltd.. 2023-02-09. https://www.mclaren.com/racing/2023/car-launch/history-of-names/. Retrieved 2023-02-09. "In honour of this, we have announced that our 2023 challenger will be called the MCL60."
- ↑ "Our 2022 Formula 1 season in numbers". McLaren Racing Ltd.. 2022-12-29. https://www.mclaren.com/racing/inside-the-mtc/our-2022-formula-1-season-numbers/. Retrieved 2023-01-07. "We may not have reached the end of the year yet, but we're already busy beavering away on the MCL37."
- ↑ Smith, Luke (2022-09-02). "Piastri to race for McLaren F1 in 2023 after CRB ruling". Motorsport Network. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mclaren-wins-f1s-crb-ruling-over-oscar-piastri/10362076/. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ↑ "McLaren confirm launch date for 2023 season". Sky Group Limited. 2023-01-06. https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/12781217/mclaren-confirm-launch-date-for-2023-season-reveal-same-day-as-aston-martin. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ Mitchell-Malm, Scott (2022-03-19). "Is McLaren dealing with a blip or a crisis?". https://the-race.com/formula-1/is-mclaren-dealing-with-a-blip-or-a-crisis/. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Noble, Jonathon (2022-09-27). "McLaren chases "big step" for F1 2023 car to avoid recovery repeat". Motorsport Network. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mclaren-chases-big-step-for-f1-2023-car-to-avoid-recovery-repeat/10374588/. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ↑ Mitchell-Malm, Scott (2022-09-20). "McLaren wants to avoid 'aggressive' 2023 F1 development rate". https://the-race.com/formula-1/mclaren-wants-to-avoid-aggressive-2023-f1-development-rate/. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ↑ Nichol, Jack; Rencken, Dieter (2022-12-01). "Seidl: 2022 exploited key McLaren weakness". https://racingnews365.com/seidl-2022-exploited-key-mclaren-weakness. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ↑ Noble, Jonathan (2022-12-13). "Seidl's McLaren F1 exit fast-tracked after original plan to join Audi in 2026". Motorsport Network. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/seidls-mclaren-f1-exit-fast-tracked-after-original-plan-to-join-audi-in-2026/10411007/. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ↑ "McLaren Formula 1 appoints Andrea Stella as new Team Principal with immediate effect". McLaren Racing Ltd.. 2022-12-13. https://www.mclaren.com/racing/team/mclaren-formula-1-appoints-andrea-stella-new-team-principal-immediate-effect/. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
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