VEHICLE SPOTLIGHT | 2018 MCL33

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2018 MCLAREN MCL33

Deviating from the company’s Honda-based platform, the MCL33 was the first McLaren F1 car to be powered by a Renault engine. With its rear-mounted turbocharger and mechanical configuration, the new engine prompted McLaren to make a number of technical changes to its vehicle, including a redesigned chassis, rear suspension, and cooling system. The last car Fernando Alonso campaigned before announcing his retirement in 2018, this MCL33’s livery features stripes of blue, yellow, and red in reference to his helmet colors and his home region of Asturias, Spain, as well as the word “goodbye” handwritten by Alonso in Spanish.

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