AkzoNobel Adds a Colorful Sparkle to the new McLaren-Honda Formula 1 car

AkzoNobel includes a vivid glimmer to the new McLaren-Honda Formula 1 car The 2017 McLaren-Honda Formula 1 auto racing car was released today, when fans captured their first glimpse of the MCL32's new Tarocco Orange livery - a color established by AkzoNobel along with McLaren-Honda.

The company's color know-how has allowed the world champion winning Solution 1 team to keep links to their 1960s origins and heritage, while bringing a new image and sparkle. The new Tarocco Orange color gave a striking comparison to matt black and gloss white coating when the new car was introduced today at the McLaren Thought Management Centre, in Woking, UK.

" Our color and color expertise appears in lots of unanticipated places, even in Formula 1," said Peter Tomlinson, Managing Director of AkzoNobel's Vehicle Refinishes business. "We share a passion with McLaren for developing efficient, high efficiency modern technology. McLaren-Honda Solution 1 group is understood for their renowned livery and the new color will certainly include a brand-new phase to this, which we are happy to be part of."

Both business have been working very closely together considering that 2008, when AkzoNobel first came to be official vendor of paint services to the McLaren-Honda Formula 1 group. McLaren-Honda will certainly utilize the company's premium Sikkens brand name for its Formula 1 cars for the entire of the 2017 period, which begins in Melbourne, Australia, on March 26.

Added Jonathan Neale, COO of McLaren Technology Group: "Since McLaren started its partnership with AkzoNobel, we have actually constantly been taking a look at ways to push paint modern technology to its outermost degree. We've currently explored the functional limitations of chrome completing, reducing our carbon impact and minimizing healing times. Now, with the McLaren-Honda MCL32, we're really leveraging AkzoNobel's colour proficiency and innovation. The results are spectacular.

" We've also made significant progress in minimizing the average healing time of bodywork parts by majority, and lowering the paint shop's carbon footprint by up to 80 percent. We will proceed dealing with AkzoNobel on more advancements as we investigate finishing possibilities, both for now and for the future."

The 2017 MCL32 will be owned by Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne.