More MP4-21 pix

This is one hot ride. I definitely like the reversion to McLaren orange. Message to Newey?

SUCK ON THIS.

Kimi will take it for a spin this Thurs and Friday at Catalunya. BTW, Check out the barge boards (above).

The orange is a throwback to the original McLaren livery. Pictured above is team founder Bruce McLaren drving a 1967 M7A (great link), in which he won the Belgian GP.

From www.paddocktalk.com:

"Visually MP4-21 will look very similar to MP4-20," said Jonathan Neale, Managing Director of McLaren Racing. "In addition to the tighter packaging to the rear of the car, people will notice differences to the nose area, which has been lowered, and the aero body work, such as the barge boards and deflectors.... The reduction in required cooling for the V8 engine has allowed us to in turn reduce the size of air intakes, this includes apertures in the main chassis, which is beneficial to the overall aerodynamic package...."

Trivia fact: the new car has 11,500 parts, 90% of which are new.