As McLaren prepares to defend its crown in a transformational new era of Formula 1, the Woking squad has offered a tantalizing first look at the machine tasked with keeping them at the front, draped in a striking, stealth-like black and silver testing livery.

While the full race colors remain under wraps until the official launch on February 9, these renders reveal a car built to master the radical 2026 regulations, featuring an aggressive drooped nose and a return to a push-rod front suspension layout designed to optimize airflow across the all-new aerodynamic surfaces.

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