How McLaren Created Their Chrome Car

[@McLaren]

Thanks for coming down, Matt!

[@diamondshark1965]

holy shit its you guys wasup

[@diamondshark1965]

btw bad descion on replacing daniel with oscar 🤦‍♂

[@MK-sw7do]

Full crome or nothing, this is just a silver sticker on the side.

[@rc0885]

Yous have to pls keep this pls

[@joseaguii]

@@diamondshark1965naw it was the best one

[@Banyo__]

Lando is right. This needs to be "the" livery. This is actually quite cool and of course it works with the marketing being "Google Chrome." Love to see the behind the scenes and learn more about how teams do the things they do. Great stuff!

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

Do you wear glasses?

[@ctaaa76]

@@insertgenericusernamehere2402 your ratioed 148:2, so do you wear glasses?

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

@@ctaaa76 I couldn't give two shits mate. It's ugly.

[@4rdF1Hunny]

@@insertgenericusernamehere2402you ok mate? Reply to the wrong comment there did you?

[@davidchapman3042]

Unless google comes in as a investor or title sponsor with good money,we will just have to fawn over this beutiful piece of artwork as a special one off piece

[@speedyzbyszales]

The paint would be much deeper and shiny, but it's gonna look great on track from camera shots. Good vid!

[@mattamys]

In person it does look as shiny as their other cards on display at the MTC!

[@ThatFormulaFan]

I don't mind the chrome orange combo, I just wish they cover all or most of the carbon fiber part with chrome paint.

[@rachelkoiks]

Yeah but weight *is* a factor and so is the agreements among the sponsors. I’m sure they wanna be seen easily like white on black instead of “I Spy” on shiny silver metallic bodywork. That’s why the Mclaren doesn’t have the kindles for this race. Saves a few grams i suppose. I’m not an aerodynamicist but I agree, I think some more chrome in certain spots would’ve been nice but only if it’ll help with performance. Otherwise keep it limited and let Lando be chromed out on his helmet so he’ll be happy 😂

[@MulettoMotorsports]

The dark Grey and red livery of the MP4/30 (2015 Spanish Grand Prix) is to me, one of the best the team ever had, I hope to see it again one day.

[@nathanmadox3364]

I saw she was the marketing director and was expecting a pr script of how great it is working with google but she gave an amazingly concise yet detailed explanation of all the logistics that go into a livery. Top notch!

[@ashc151]

Great video as usual Matt! As a graphic designer I love seeing some of these types of behind the scenes stories of things that are usually forgotten about!

[@sconople2883]

Its still criminal, how such a well produced and informative f1 channel has so “few” subs. Keep up the good work.

[@wardencobb7442]

I think this livery is even better than the old!! Absolutely gorgeous car!

[@TommoMcCluskey]

🐐

[@rofljocke]

Great video Matt! Such a shame they did such poor effort with a livery that could have so much potential

[@lansiman]

mclaren used to have the most beautiful chrome livery ever, it looks classy and fluid, like quick silver, should have keep it and make it their signature like red with ferrari

[@scottwhibley8392]

I wish mclaren would stick with one of these one off livery’s because they all look better than their usual lively

[@kosikond]

For me McLaren iconic livery is either Kimi's west or the Malrboro one

[@gabood]

I believe Red Bull (Mercedes might use it as well) are the only team on grid that still use paint. Adrian Newey insists that although vinyl is lighter, paint still has an aerodynamic advantage which more than makes up for the weight.

[@timariaans1710]

Williams also, therefore last year they had so much black carbon because they stripped the paint.

[@aerospaceguy4639]

This has to be the new permanent livery. IT IS AMAZING AND MCLAREN!!!!. Lando's right, gotta keep that

[@Pascalingers]

Great to see the channel and the quali of the videos grow and grow!!

[@ryanator109]

It actually looks really good in this video and an improvement to the original livery! Can't wait to see it on track!

[@EagleDescent]

I love this. Don't know why people hate the orange, it's their historical color 🤔😂 Nice to see Lando finally able to grow a goatee 😂👍

[@tommygately8461]

Yeah, idk why people are so mad about the orange instead of the red I think it still looks awesome

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

I'm not bothered by the orange. Just the grey/chrome/black doesn't work... It looks awful.

[@Shapershift]

@@tommygately8461 Well, for many people, growing up, the silver and red McLaren is the one that they saw awesome moments of McLaren history. Hakkinen, Hamilton, Coulthard. Just like some people grew up seeing the white and red of Senna. If you're going to do a homage about past achievements, you have to go all the way. Sure, I don't expect them to sign a one-off deal with Vodafone or West to add the red, but come on, one single race with some shade of red instead of papaya won't destroy their brand.

[@Mobi666]

I don't hate the orange/papaya, but I hate the look of this car, for me it's an ugly mix of carbon/black, orange and chrome. They should have done the entire car in chrome, and then maybe the pinstripes in orange instead of vodaphone red similar to the 2007 design

[@elvisg7]

I wish there was more chrome. All the exposed carbon fibre being chrome would have made this great, unfortunately this attempt is just okay.

[@nwoida8057]

Cant remember the first video ive seen from you, but the quality and information packed into those films needs to get more attention! And you always find details around F1 ive seen nowhere else, and idk how since I follow a lot of F1 content creators.!

[@MK-sw7do]

1:04 Now That is a real Crome livery, full car, no fiber carbon BS.

[@Keyring52]

I'm surprised nobody picked up on the air intake's Chrome logo being applied in wrong rotation.

[@thetruebatman4632]

Sick video. A bunch of F1 stuff that i’ve always wondered about, as my first job after high school was in a body shop.

[@lnvict]

Most underrated motorsports video producer

[@CV19_YT]

can we keep this livery for the rest of the season its so beutiful

[@zaidkidwai7831]

You make the most original unique F1 content. Love your stuff.

[@princessdaisy7102]

Wow look at that chrome!

[@minimalistic_banhaus]

The chrome paint looked good. Chrome-colored vinyl can be applied quickly and easily but it doesn't look good.

[@SotonSam]

I love the silver McLarens ♥️♥️♥️ Best times of my life with Jeson and Lewis with the McLaren Mercedes with The TV ads and Tooned. Was good times

[@rachelkoiks]

I’ve been thinking of a resurrection for the chrome Mclaren for awhile now but thought the paint’s weight meant it’ll *never* happen.🥳

[@_Dibbler_]

Looks great, I really like it

[@csm153]

Paint honestly just looks better than the stickers

[@Onezmhu]

If only they replaced the orange with red

[@SpektrikMusic]

Why would they? Red is Vodafone orange is McLaren.

[@sBinotto-od6no]

@@SpektrikMusicthats the whole point of the livery…the chrome with red was iconic. Not chrome with orange

[@SpektrikMusic]

@@sBinotto-od6no if you ever thought that they were going to replace the orange with red then you set yourself up for disappointment, they replaced the Marlboro red with orange at Monaco so what made you think they would keep the red here?

[@fruitygranulizer540]

@@sBinotto-od6no who cares? i think the orange looks good. they can't go out and get a vodafone sponsorship just for a livery, and their brand is orange.

[@Re-InCarNation]

I just wished they put more chrome on the sidepods and sides of the nose.

[@titan_fx]

My take on this if they throw the carbon black color and replace it with the chrome one that would be much better. 👌

[@adityawardanasujaya]

if they toned down the orange colour and make it like stripes like the vodafone one, i think it would look great

[@LucaM568]

The Paint Looks Better for me :D

[@Nico_6967]

Can they just keep this? It looks better than the regular one

[@ChrisAce117]

Honestly ditch the orange

[@cloudk2088]

I like the chrome, but would've liked to see some rocket red accents.

[@Vilphy37]

Ok maybe make the orange red to hive off that 2006 to 2013 vibe

[@SaintGBar22]

I’m glad they didn’t bring back the red but chrome and papaya work great

[@Metal05]

Needs more chrome and Fluoro orange

[@adrianus13]

Lol I thought only the renders had it wrong, but the chrome logo on the air intake is not rotated properly

[@bynahelemaal]

Should’ve gone full chrome tbh!

[@polyglotuk]

What do you do with all the vinyl when it is removed from the car?

[@MK-sw7do]

Chane the regulations !!!!! Let the teams paint the entire car again !!!!!

[@Randomvideos-zi7pe]

0:32 That's how you should be making a special livery, and argubaly the best special livery in recent years. Too bad the FIA are idiots to make the new cars heavier so the teams have to resort to strip paint to keep it as light as possible

[@DugTheDog]

Of the 3 special liveries Macca have done in the past years, this one is third for me, sadly.

[@nottherealChickenJoe]

Dont really get how people dont like this livery. It looks great and especially in the sun it will look amazing

[@Isanion]

For me it's the google colours. I think they clash too harshly against the chrome and ruins the contrasting patches of silver-orange.

[@Jonpoo1]

In the Sun? You know the British Grand Prix’s in Britain, right?

[@chuckratkay43]

WOW, Lando has facial hair !

[@voidsnip3z674]

Who’s here after they brought it back again in Austin?

[@morrisonben]

Great video!

[@fairrodthecapacitor]

West McLaren vibes and Vodafone vibes

[@exist]

3:20 actually they could do it with a paint scheme. Seems like people don’t realize Ron Dennis had the painters repaint the cars after every weekend back in the 80s and 90s. So yes, it is possible.

[@Raven16691]

Anything other than the current livery is better. The orange and blue just does not work at all. A fully chrome car would be insane

[@info-rmed]

Not quite , the vodafone scarlett red is iconic

[@theoschofield1495]

those chrome bits arent reflective enough

[@keli5]

swag

[@flynnhawken2697]

Should make the orange red

[@SS-yw7vo]

They have bigger fish to fry than the colour of the paint

[@VictorMontel]

The Chrome should stay. However, to really make it beautiful, it needed way less papaya and a gradient between the Chrome and the black, like the old McLarens.

[@rofalmatt]

Less orange the better !

[@djdrastic1]

Would look even nicer without the orange on it.

[@PinderXross]

I like it.

[@fastmclaren71]

Imagine being given the privilege of painting for a Formula1 team. 😄 Then your told you'll be painting Maldonado's car. 😭

[@JorgeLourenco000]

Having been an automotive painter for a few years, it amazes me that they paint all their parts the traditional way. The amount of microns is a lot higher than by automated paint machines. And since it's all about weigh, filler, primer, paint and clear coat, that's a lot of weight, even considering very experienced painters. I'm shocked.

[@RyanRiegner]

They just explained that they no longer use paint. It's all vinyl now

[@JorgeLourenco000]

@@RyanRiegner mate, I know they explained that NOW, but it's not BEFORE. Do you get where I'm going?

[@miha493]

And there's no more free RAM on the track.

[@Targato_san]

Mercedes also has a triple crown

[@CT37BN]

Less black more white and chrome w/ the papaya orange please.

[@raketata4]

They should keep it for the rest of the season I don' t like sky blue. 2021 car looked good with the darker blue on the airbox and sidepods. This blue with the black makes it too busy for me.

[@rossrreyes]

Chrome Red Bull

[@cvrahulable]

The nose should have been chrome just like the 08 09 cars

[@TheRealCaylen]

The bigger parts should be chrome and the smaller strips orange.

[@noelandrews5966]

chitty chitty bang bang with papaya and next year iconic colour only fools horses livery where will find the horses?.

[@evanubi5]

Vodaphone still the king 👑

[@Yes-vh7lm]

Doesn't work as well with the orange as it did with the red, and the chrome is quite matte here compared to the original, but still cool

[@SirAndoy]

Google Chrome on Chrome paint 👀

[@tommyyyy4791]

Is it just me that sees the chrome icon on the engine cover is the wrong way round

[@leagokubu9072]

Chrome be the best livery but instead of the Orange they could have put red 😊❤😎😎🤑😜

[@nathangamble125]

"McLaren's chrome livery" is now going to be ambiguous. Are you talking about the colour, the sponsor, or both?

[@pisderata]

I don't get the blue on these latest carsz car should be full orange or something like this mixing chrome

[@testchannelpleaseignore2452]

God Lando really cannot grow a beard

[@operaticandroid459]

With stickers.

[@patriknessboLemoran]

mire chrome!!!!!

[@bigdave9427]

They painted it mate

[@Alexweav79]

Not enough chrome!

[@zoltanlaky4907]

So basically a 2015-2016 Force India.

[@feisaljauharitufail]

Just make sure you don't open to many tabs.

[@raytherad]

The black ruins it, FIA needs to do something to stop teams going black

[@Rangure02]

Jack Daniels? Is that allowed?

[@rx-11-rse]

Literally Chrome

[@zammyxzant]

The orange ruins it for me but hey, orange is the official color of McLaren right?

[@al3rgen]

Like chrome, but this papaya + chrome combo looks like sh...

[@MK-sw7do]

This is just the same old Black and Orange car with a Croma sponsor on the side, disaponting.

[@AnoshterHaar]

This is such a let down after the hype... It isn't even close to the old livery. It looks more like the old force india livery. We need more chrome!

[@McLfansSerbia]

Honestly, I'm not thrilled. I was hoping the livery would be like 2008

[@rofalmatt]

google chrome i get it lol

[@mouseinthehouse_]

Still too much orange. It should be a secondary colour and that's it

[@battlebooms6429]

No, they havent. They were the silver arrows back then and they should be today. 2 Stripes of chrome doesnt make up the livery and the Vodafone in COMBINATION is what made the livery so awesome. This ist just a try to produce a hype around a livery that fans loved with a big letdown... At least they could make everything chrome instead of sticking to some ugly black parts...