One of Formula 1’s established teams McLarenin 2017papaya orangeIt confused some fans when they switched to the orange color called “”. After seven years, many Formula 1 fans still cannot understand why the team made such a decision. While some people attribute the reason for this situation to the sponsors, the truth is quite different.

Let’s talk about how McLaren, which keeps changing colors for a variety of reasons, from attempts to stand out on black-and-white TV to country flags, came to its current color, and how the car has changed over time. change color like a chameleon Let’s watch together. Fasten your seat belts, here we go.

In fact, the first McLarens weren’t orange either.

It is customary in Formula 1 that the cars are used in the first race Whatever country the team comes from, in the colors of that country, If possible, he even races with his flag. Since the team’s founder, Bruce McLaren, was also a New Zealander, it was the first cargreen on white It was striped (the country’s flag is not green and white, but the coat of arms is).

The following year, the team changed colors and switched to a single-color design. The color they chose was red. In a very short time, the team gave up on this decision because people were thinking red and Formula 1 When it was mentioned, another team came to mind, the team that came to mind.

1968 In 2018 we saw orange coatings for the first time. Want to easily distinguish themselves from their competitors Bruce McLaren He wanted them to switch to this color. Although the color has become iconic, McLaren first switched to a white car in 1971 – under the influence of its then sponsor – and subsequently took its place on the circuits with a red and white car until 1997, with a few intermediate exceptions . .

In 1996 the colors of the vehicles changed again.

In the years when the rivalry between Schumacher and Hakkinen became more intense McLaren, the vehicle first turned completely orange. the following year 1997‘Also The team that competed as McLaren Mercedes appeared on the circuits with a gray-black coating.

During this period they won two championships in a row. After that, the coating did not change much, but they made the gray more chromatic. Then the vehicle first turned dark gray and finally Back to orange color.

So why papaya orange?

The basis for choosing this color is three different reasons It’s laying down. The first and most important of these is making sure the vehicles are noticed. The goal here wasn’t just so that people watching the races live would notice. Televisions at that time were also black and white. Therefore have a different tonewhich made it stand out among the gray.

The second goal is that cars bigger than competitors was to make it appear. In Formula 1, when racing at high speed, competitors closer to the mirror exert pressure on the vehicles in front. They also seem harder to pass when they are in front.

The third reason is of course marketing. Can-Am series choosing papaya orange as a tribute McLarenEvery time he won a race, he increased his sales in the US. That’s why McLaren chose papaya orange as its special tone.

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