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McLaren executive director Zak Brown has predicted that McLaren will undergo the biggest change of any team for the upcoming season. Brown has previously confirmed that a new livery will be used this year, with many believing it to be a papaya orange colour.
Brown told Autosport that the new livery has not yet been finalised, as it has to consider the sponsors. However, he admitted that the livery will have a nod to the past, suggesting that the traditional McLaren colour of orange will be used.
The Woking-based squad will also run with Renault power this year, after ending its turbulent three-year partnership with Honda last year. Brown hopes that the new deal with Renault will see McLaren return to the front amid a year of complete change for the team.
"The car's not going to look the same as last year," Brown said. "Our whole brand, the visibility of McLaren, is going to go to the next level and it's going to be exciting. We know what a lot of the other teams are going to look like, but hopefully people will see the biggest change on and off the track at McLaren going into Australia."
Brown also revealed that the team will be doing something different with its garage this year: "We are calling it a new era, we are back and we are going to have some great things like a new garage. One of the things that McLaren hasn't done in recent years is be a leader.
"With our garage and everything, we look like everyone else – so we need to step up and be the guys in Australia where everyone says, did you see what McLaren did? That is what McLaren always was. I think with our lack of competitiveness, we have kind of blended in. We need to get back to being a team that people are envious of. I feel we are on our way."
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Seeing as McLaren's performance has had a negative correlation to the amount of yapping about how good your car will be the last 4-5 years (r2=0.91), I'd strongly suggest you cut down on the talking.