What do you make of McLaren’s first ever Formula E racer?

McLaren has unveiled its first ever Formula E car alongside its first Extreme E SUV, with both getting similar takes on the F1 team’s classic papaya orange and light blue livery. Thoughts, folks?

McLaren will make its debut in the 2022/23 Formula E season with the new Gen3 cars, having taken over the 2020/21 title-winning Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team.

The new team’s title sponsor has been announced as the Saudi smart city NEOM, with the Formula and Extreme outfits known as NEOM McLaren Formula E Team and NEOM McLaren Extreme E respectively.

Worth noting that NEOM is funded by the Public Investment Fund, which itself invested around £400m in the McLaren Group last year to become a minority shareholder.

The Gen3 cars are hoping to transform Formula E next season with 470bhp powertrains, 200mph top speeds and 600kW rapid-charging pit stops.

Last week McLaren announced a partnership with fellow Formula E entrants Nissan, which will provide the British team with powertrain technology for the duration of the Gen3 rules cycle. Who'd have thunk it?