The first F1 car of 2025 to hit the track was the McLaren MCL39 which Australian Oscar Piastri will race in Melbourne next month. McLaren is the first F1 team to reveal its 2025 title challenger with its new car – the MCL39 – taking to the Silverstone circuit in the United Kingdom before its racing debut at next month’s Australian Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri has teased “new innovations” on McLaren’s 2025 F1 car, admitting they’ve “not stood still”. McLaren launched their 2025 F1 challenger on Thursday afternoon. The MCL39 was unveiled at Silverstone as part of a filming day, with the new car sporting a camo livery. .

With two drivers both believing they are ready to win a world championship, McLaren is no longer carrying the underdog tag.