McLaren is open to the notion of returning to an orange livery for its Formula 1 cars from next year onwards, according to team principal Martin Whitmarsh. With Vodafone set to leave the team as a sponsor at the end of the season and with Mercedes rumoured to end its engine-supply deal, the British team could revert to its traditional colours soon. “I really like this idea. The colour orange is great, especially for McLaren,” Whitmarsh told F1News.ru. “We use it in the GT series. It looks great! And we will continue to move in this direction. “But in Formula 1 it's different: the modern business model F1 is one of the main tasks of the team - to promote and...
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