McLaren has become the penultimate team to reveal its 2026 Formula 1 livery, ahead of the two Bahrain pre-season tests.
The reigning world champion team first showcased renders of its 2026 car in a test livery on the Monday of the five-day Barcelona test, before its real car debuted on track two days later.
Now McLaren has unveiled its actual 2026 livery during an event in Bahrain, where two three-day pre-season tests will take place - the first later this week - ahead of the Melbourne season opener in early March.
The livery was presented in a garage at the Bahrain International Circuit.
That design is broadly the same as what McLaren has run in recent years, albeit with what appears to be a greater amount of papaya and a slightly revised black pattern on the engine cover.
McLaren had a steady start to 2026, with only Audi, Cadillac and Aston Martin completing fewer laps of the 10 teams at Barcelona.
It completed 287 laps compared to the 500 laps achieved by engine supplier Mercedes, which has "raised the bar", according to McLaren team principal Andrea Stella.
McLaren's fastest lap at Barcelona was within two and a half tenths of Lewis Hamilton's test benchmark, but the upcoming Bahrain test is expected to give a more accurate indication of the 2026 pecking order.
Monday's MCL40 livery reveal means Aston Martin is the only team that is yet to show its 2026 design.
The livery of the striking, Adrian Newey-designed AMR26 that broke cover during the Barcelona test is due to be unveiled on Monday evening.
