The McLaren MP4-30 has been unveiled online via a launch video from the team.

Following much speculation, the video shows the Honda-powered 2015 car will feature a chrome, black and red livery, with a redesigned nose which extends beyond the front wing. McLaren ran without a title sponsor in 2014 and has yet to complete a deal for the new season.

The car will be driven by Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button in 2015, with Kevin Magnussen demoted to third driver after making his debut for McLaren last season. Alonso will be first to drive the car when pre-season testing begins at Jerez on February 1.

The launch video of the new car can be viewed below.

Click here to see the full gallery of the first McLaren MP4-30 images

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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