F1 fans fume as McLaren unveil retro colour scheme for British Grand Prix

McLaren's retro colour scheme for British Grand Prix has not gone down well with F1 fans – who want more chrome.

The Surrey-based team posted the one-off livery with less than a week to go until the Silverstone meet with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri looking for unlikely podium finishes.

McLaren's usual design includes their papaya shade of orange mixed with black parts – but now chrome additions have been added in association with Google Chrome.

Despite being pleased by the idea, fans have questioned why they couldn't have gone further while reminiscing over the 2010 car.

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One fan said: "McLaren literally had an open goal and still missed it." A second added: "Gotta hand it to McLaren, they are actively making all of their iconic liveries look like hot garbage this season."

A third posted: "So much potential thrown down the drain." A fourth agreed: "0/10 absolute disgrace to the original chrome cars."

A fifth concluded: "Underwhelming. It doesn't look bad at all, but it's really not the throwback style it was promising to be."

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Seven-time drivers' champion Lewis Hamilton drove for McLaren Mercedes between 2007 and 2012, winning the championship in 2008.

The Brit could be seen in classic cars that included a chrome design alongside deep red, very different from the current shade of orange.

McLaren have said of the one-off design: "The Chrome livery is a celebration of McLaren's fan-favourite design which the team carried from 2006 to 2014.

"McLaren Racing and Google, Official Primary Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team, have today revealed a special Chrome livery to be carried on the McLaren MCL60 F1 cars at the 2023 British Grand Prix.

"The Chrome livery is a celebration of McLaren’s fan-favourite design which the team carried from 2006 to 2014.

"McLaren’s chrome era was defined by Lewis Hamilton’s momentous Driver’s World Championship in 2008, the same year in which Google launched its pioneering, super-fast Chrome browser."

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