SOCIAL MEDIA: MCLAREN CHANGE THEIR LIVERY AGAIN FOR ITALIAN GRAND PRIX

McLaren will run a special livery at Monza this weekend, joining Ferrari in marking the Italian Grand Prix with fresh paint. The updated look features enhanced OKX branding and will stay on the car through the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid the following weekend.

The timing isn't subtle. Ferrari's Schumacher '96 tribute livery has owned the pre-race headlines, but McLaren's two-race commitment signals this isn't just a one-off homage to the Tifosi. Special liveries have become routine in F1's sponsor-driven era, but the team's clearly marking Monza and Madrid as statement weekends.

The Temple of Speed rewards power and low-drag setups over pure downforce. Whether the enhanced livery correlates with setup confidence or just satisfies the title sponsor, McLaren gets back-to-back race weekends to make noise. Fresh paint doesn't score points, but it keeps attention on the papaya cars while they hunt for them.