“Hot Damn!!”: Twitter Blows Up in Awe of McLaren’s Striking Gulf Livery for Monaco GP
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McLaren, today, unveiled a striking new livery for the Monaco GP. This special design has been inspired by their long-standing association with sponsors, Gulf fans. And when they presented it to the F1 community, they absolutely loved it.
The car shuns its papaya design for gulf oil’s blue and orange color scheme. McLaren had built up significant hype leading up to this announcement on social media. Judging by the fan reaction, it is fair to say that they have lived up to it.
I am in love. #F1 #McLaren pic.twitter.com/iYaryFEr7z
— David Speed (@DavidSpeedF1) May 16, 2021
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IT’S #Throwback TIME!!! @McLarenF1 are running this special livery for the #MonacoGP, celebrating McLaren’s historic partnership with @GulfOilIntl.
We absolutely love the livery! How do you rate it out of 10?#McLaren #F1 #MonacoGP #Formula1 #F1ntastic pic.twitter.com/Lj3B0x1Jtd
— F1ntastic.com (@F1ntasticCom) May 16, 2021
Gulf Oil and McLaren go a long way back. They designed the livery for the Woking outfit during the days of its founder, Bruce McLaren. Although the two brands had parted ways before this century, they revived their partnership last year.
Gulf International CEO, Mike Jones, discussed how this idea for the livery came to be –
“So Zak and I started thinking about the history of Gulf and McLaren, to look into what we can do, and it developed from there.”
He added, “When we did the launch last year, the fan reaction was unbelievable and we were taken aback. We were having fans who’d already painted their own mock-ups, and they were sending personal messages back on social media saying, ‘why don’t you do this?”
Glad you approve!
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) May 16, 2021
That is a quality, quality livery
If it's a one off for this year, can it be the permanent one for '22??#Mclaren #GulfXMclaren #BoldisBack https://t.co/x9GtQoNFDk
— The Brothers Hunt (@huntbrothersF1) May 16, 2021
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Hot damn!! That looks amazing #McLaren , Shame its just one off though. https://t.co/D6g8Z428iK
— NishantF1 (@NishantF1) May 16, 2021
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McLaren plan to use it as a one-off: Zak Brown
McLaren CEO, Zak Brown first had to seek the approval of the FIA to get this design change. It is very rare for F1 teams to run a one-off design. And even rarer to make it a permanent one. Hence, McLaren plan to keep it special, according to Zak Brown –
“At this point, we only intend to run it at Monaco. I think if you’re going to have a special livery, you keep it special. It’s something, as you all know, that isn’t done that often in Formula 1. I’m excited to see fans’ reaction, and in Monaco I think it’s going to be the star of the show.”
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