Now that’s beautiful! Check out the special McLaren livery for the Monaco Grand Prix

The queen of motorsport will face her sixth race this year, the Monaco Grand Prix, on the weekend of Friday 26 May to Sunday 28 May. And to mark the occasion, the McLaren stable has come up with a special livery to reference the brand’s three iconic cars. Well, it’s a joy to behold!

The McLaren team on Tuesday unveiled a special paint job for the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix, dubbed the Triple Crown. It will appear on the MCL60 cars as part of the team’s 60th anniversary celebrations.

This livery is intended to serve as a tribute to the great achievements of the British marque. And why Triple Crown? Because this title is given to a driver who wins three of the most prestigious races in motorsport. These include the Indianapolis 500, the Monaco Grand Prix and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

A driver who wins all of these motorsport events will be awarded the title of the Triple Crown.

It should be noted that the only driver to have successfully done so in the entire history of the event was Graham Hill. He won Indianapolis in 1966, the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1972 and the Monaco Grand Prix five times.

McLaren won the Indy 500 in 1974 with Johnny Rutherford, and then the Monaco Grand Prix in 1984, with four-time world champion Alain Prost driving the McLaren car. However, the Triple Crown races also include the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

McLaren dominated this race in 1995 with JJ Lehto, Yannick Dalmas and Masanori Sekiya.

So, as you can see in the video above, the front of the MCL60 monopost is designed for the GTR car that McLaren used to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The white middle section is taken from Alain Prost’s MP4/2 winning car from the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix. The papaya colour gracefully covering the rear of the monopost is again taken from the McLaren M16C/D from the Indy 500.

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